Pinoy-made gadget used in Tubbataha assessment

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CHEAP YET EFFICIENT. The 'Teardrop', an automated rapid reef assessment system invented by the team of Dr. Soriano only cost around $380 or P16,000. Rappler/Ace Tamayo
An automated rapid reef assessment system invented by the team of Dr. Maricor Soriano of the University of Philippines (UP) was one of the technologies used to make permanent visual records for the damage done at the Tubbataha reef. Known as the “Teardrop,” the Filipino invention took permanent visual records of the damage caused by the The F/V Min Long Yu after the Chinese vessel ran aground in the UNESCO World Heritage site last April 8. A better and cheaper alternative to other available reef assessment technologies, Soriano explained that nobody has done this before on the cheap. The Teardrop system only costs around US$380 or P16,000.

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