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Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research | ISSN: 2572-3103 | Volume 6

Marine Science, Coastal Dynamics and Management

International Conference on

Oceanography, Ocean Technology and Marine Biology

International Conference on

September 21-22, 2018 | Dallas, USA

Abundance and diversity of Tintinnid Ciliates within power plant discharge and marine protected areas

in Masinloc-Oyon Bay

Jane Abigail Santiago

and

Maria Carmen Lagman

De La Salle University, Philippines

intinnids are one of the ubiquitous microzooplankton in marine waters and are recognized as indicator species of water quality.

This study is a survey of the composition, diversity, and abundance of tintinnids along 8 stations in Masinloc–Oyon Bay (MOB).

Tintinnids were collected through plankton net with 20 μm mesh size on July 2017. Temperature, salinity, pH, DO and TDS of the

water were measured using YSI 6600 meter. The nine identified tintinnid species in this study are first records for the MOB. The warm

water species

Helicostomella longa

(Brandt, 1906) dominated the tintinnid assemblage. Diversity range of 0-1.9 H’ indicates that MOB

is moderate to the heavily polluted bay. Anthropogenic activities and industrialization such as mining, port construction, oil spills,

power plant thermal discharge and fish cages might affect the species diversity index of the bay. Multivariate analysis created a cluster

of the stations (2-5) within Marine Protected Ares (MPAs) and a separate cluster of the stations (1, 6-7) far from MPAs. The station

within the power plant’s outfall had the lowest abundance and diversity. Higher diversity indices were recorded at the station within

MPAs. The results can support the notion that MPAs are promoting resilience in the MOB. The tintinnid variation in this current

work showed the uniqueness and diversity of the MOB’s marine environment. The present study is the first bay wide assessment of

Masinloc-Oyon Bay using biological and environmental parameters.

J Oceanogr Mar Res 2018, Volume 6

DOI: 10.4172/2572-3103-C1-006