CLASS NOTES ON MARINE SCIENCE IN COLLEGE

The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute was

originally established as the Marine Sciences Center with the
approval of its charter by the Board of Regents on 28 March 1974.
The Marine Science Center served as the university's coordinating
base for marine research. In June of the same year, its first advisory
executive council was formed with the appointment of Dr. Edgardo D.
Gomez as acting director. The center commenced its operations in
February 1975 at the building of the U.P. Natural Sciences Research
Institute. With its transformation into an institute on 23 April 1985, it
began offering graduate programs.
On November 9, 1983, succeeding the talks of founder and
director Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez to the local officials of Bolinao,
Pangasinan, a land site was donated to the Marine Science Institute.
In 1986, a grant was given to the Marine Science Institute to establish
additional laboratories and dormitories. This resulted to the
establishment and development of the Bolinao Marine Laboratory.[1]
The Marine Science Institute is tasked to pursue research, teaching,
and extension work in marine biology, marine chemistry, physical
oceanography, marine geology, and related disciplines. Various
graduate courses are offered by the institute. In addition to its
plethora of graduate courses, the institute also offers several
introductory courses for interested undergraduates.