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The OVCRD Report Science-in-the Park, an outdoor activity area in The Mind Museum, Taguig Another example is the research project undertaken to support the mariculture program in Bolinao, Pangasinan. In this research, UP Diliman, through the MSI, partnered with two foreign universities—the University of Miami in Florida, USA and the University of Hokkaido in Japan—and a local university, the Cagayan State University in Aparri, Cagayan. Completing the Project Team are representatives from the local government unit of Bolinao and the NGO Conservation International Philippines. The aim of the research is to highlight the continuous multifaceted process for a successful mariculture endeavor. The study uses remote sensing tools to show the on-the-ground response of the stakeholders to various local legislation, mariculture-indu