By Aisah Naheda L. Omar
MSUans Make Their Mark at National Small-Scale Fisheries Symposium
MSUans Make Their Mark at National Small-Scale Fisheries Symposium
MSU students and researchers earned awards and recognition at the 3rd MSUans Make Their Mark at National Small-Scale Fisheries Symposium Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium, showcasing their research, innovation, and creativity in advancing sustainable aquatic resources. Other MSU participants also gained recognition across research and creative competitions, reflecting the university’s depth of talent and commitment to community-centered solutions.
Here are the MSU awardees and their entries:
Research and Presentation Competitions
1. Oral Speed Competition (Undergraduate)
* Huamza M. Ampaso — “AQUALANAOGIS: A Web-Based Geospatial Technology for Water Quality Visualization and Fisheries Management in Lake Lanao”
Award: Best Paper
* Abdul Jabbar A. Batara — “RANAO FISHNET: A Web-Based System Platform for Profiling and Mapping of Lake Lanao Fishes”
2. Poster Competition (Graduate)
* Norlika Moti — “Assessing the Prevalence of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, Using the Philippine I-FIT Tool”
Award: Merit Award
3. Vlog Competition
* Norlika Moti — “Behind the IUU Fishing Assessment: A Documentary Journey Toward Hope for Small-Scale Fisheries in Zamboanga Sibugay”
Award: Merit Award
4. Oral Speed Competition (Graduate)
* Norlika Moti — “Comparative Assessment of Local Responses to Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in the ATOM Alliance Using the Philippine I-FIT Tool: Implications for Fisheries Management”
Award: Merit Award
5. Poster Competition (Undergraduate)
* Al-moain U. Algamar — “AQUALANAOGIS: A Web-Based Geospatial Technology for Water Quality Visualization and Fisheries Management in Lake Lanao”
6. Oral Presentation (Regular)
* Jollymar M. Capistrano — “Mapping the Depths of Lake Lanao: Bathymetric Insights for Endemic Cyprinids Habitat Characterization”
7. Poster Presentation (Regular)
* Jollymar M. Capistrano — “Beneath the Waters of Lake Lanao: Mapping Depths to Unravel Endemic Cyprinids Habitats”
* Jhumar Jamis — “Attractability Evaluation of Organic Vinegars and Sodium Acetate to Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)”
CFAS Student Competitions
1. SSF Student Vlog Competition
* Moh’d. Zohair L. Manabilang — “Bakas and Kapgo: Where Stories Preserved Through Smoke”
Award: Merit Award
2. Creative Artworks — Short Film
* Sittie Ainnah P. Macud — “Biyansol sa Ranao”
Award: Merit Award
3. Creative Artworks — Editorial Cartoon
* Fayeruz A. Faisal — “The Hands of the Many Against the Maw of the Few”
Award: Merit Award
4. Creative Artworks — Short Story
* Sittie Ainnah P. Macud — “Same Sea, Different Shores”
Award: Merit Award
5. Creative Artworks — Photo Essay
* Jawawie R. Baguinda — “Awang: Kawyagan sa Ranao (Boat: Livelihood in Lake Lanao)”
Award: Merit Award
* Janeema Bint Jamail M. Macadato — “The Sea Is Changing. Are We Ready to Change With It?”
Award: Merit Award
From research innovations to creative storytelling, MSUans showed that local knowledge can spark ideas with a wider impact. Their achievements put the university’s research, talent, and community-driven work in the spotlight, carrying forward MSU’s vision of an inklusibong pamantasan that creates meaningful change beyond its campuses.
