Collaborative Research Reef Agreement on Autonomous Monitoring Structures (ARMS) Project
- Focal Office:
- Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)
- Country:
- United States of America
- Date of Validity:
- 2015 - 2017
- Partner Government Agency:
- The Smithsonian Institution- National Museum of Natural History
- Scope of Cooperation:
This project will undertake the following: (i) Recovery of ARMS and Calcium Accretion Units (CAUs) deployed in Verde Island Passage (VIP) in 2012 and Re-deployment of ARMS in three locations (VIP) for long-term monitoring, (ii) Capacity building of Filipino scientists and government, and (iii) Processing and analysis of collected samples, including report writing.