Ph.D. in Aquatic Environmental Science obtained from United Graduate School of Ehime, Kochi and Kagawa Universities, Japan, 1998;
M.Sc. in Aquatic Environmental Science obtained from Kochi University, Japan, 1995;
M.Sc. in Marine Biology obtained from University of San Carlos, 1986;
B.Sc. major in Marine Biology obtained from University of San Carlos, 1981;
Consultant to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) on the Support to Understanding and Eradication of Seaweed Diseases and Die-off in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Feb. – Jun. 2017.
Consultant to the National Seaweed Development Program, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
Current research projects:
o Development of culture technique for the brown seaweed Sargassum
o Use of seaweeds in Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)
Authored/co-authored about 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals;
Co-edited three books: Seaweed Resources of the World (published by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA, 2004); World Seaweed Resources (in DVD format) produced by UNESCO-ETI, with Alan T. Critchley, Acadian Seaplants, Inc., Canada and Masao Ohno, Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi Univ.; and Seaweeds Resources of the World: A 2020 Vision (Botanica Marina 2019, 2020), Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, co-edited by Alan Critchley, Anicia Hurtado, Leonel Pereira, Melania Cornish, Danilo B. Largo, and Nicholas Paul;