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SUMMARY:Delve Deeper #3: From Pearl Formation to Shellfish Reefs
DESCRIPTION:Discover the depths of marine science research with Delve Deeper\, a thought-provoking 2024 webinar series curated by MASTS. Immerse yourself in the latest marine research\, engage with interdisciplinary dialogues\, and become an integral part of our growing community. With themes spanning Environmental Impact\, Resource Exploration\, Technological Advancements\, and Coastal Sustainability\, each episode promises an exciting dive into the ever-evolving world of marine science. \n\nFrom pearl formation to shellfish reefs: applying molecular techniques to malacological questions\nBy Dr Carmen McDougall \nThis seminar explores the diverse application of molecular techniques for understanding molluscan biology and improving shellfish aquaculture. It will span research on pearl formation and biomineralisation processes\, and will demonstrate the importance of molecular tools for identification of oyster species\, particularly in the tropics. Finally\, it will demonstrate how molecular tools can contribute to shellfish reef restoration programmes. \n \nDr. Carmel McDougall’s research focuses on comparative and functional genomics to drive sustainable aquaculture and marine conservation efforts. With a keen interest in evolutionary biology\, her group delves into understanding the genetic basis of biomineralization in mollusks and annelids\, evolution of immune systems\, and gene co-option in invertebrate evolution. Additionally\, her work explores molecular aquaculture\, aiming to enhance pearl quality\, improve hatchery production of rock oysters\, and develop tools for managing gonad maturation in tropical abalone. Dr. McDougall’s group also contributes to molecular ecology by leveraging genetic identification techniques to assess biodiversity\, understand shellfish reef restoration success\, and detect exotic bivalve species using innovative eDNA methods. Find out more about Dr Carmen McDougall’s work here. \n  \n  \n  \nRegister Here\n \n\nCheck out this link to see all the up and coming webinars in the MASTS 2024 Delve Deeper series.
URL:https://masts.ac.uk/event/delve-deeper-3-from-pearl-formation-to-shellfish-reefs/
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SUMMARY:Delve Deeper #4: The potential of Environmental DNA as a plankton monitoring tool of coastal waters and aquaculture
DESCRIPTION:Discover the depths of marine science research with Delve Deeper\, a thought-provoking 2024 webinar series curated by MASTS. Immerse yourself in the latest marine research\, engage with interdisciplinary dialogues\, and become an integral part of our growing community. With themes spanning Environmental Impact\, Resource Exploration\, Technological Advancements\, and Coastal Sustainability\, each episode promises an exciting dive into the ever-evolving world of marine science. \n\nThe potential of Environmental DNA as a plankton monitoring tool of coastal waters and aquaculture\nBy Dr Sofie Spatharis \n \nCoastal ecosystems and aquaculture are increasingly subject to environmental threats that stem from the plankton such as eutrophication\, harmful algal blooms and blooms of gelatinous zooplankton. Current methods of plankton monitoring that rely on morphological identification\, lack sensitivity and specificity\, can be time consuming\, and require taxonomic expertise. Data generated\, thus fail to provide actionable and timely information to aquaculture and coastal water quality managers. \nDuring the past ten years\, we have employed both plankton community and eDNA metabarcoding to test the potential of this method in improving our detection accuracy of plankton species. I will be presenting the potential of this DNA-based data in assessing biodiversity and abundance in comparison with plankton morphological identification. \nFind out more about Dr Sofie Spatharis’s work here. \n  \n  \nRegister Here\n \n\nCheck out this link to see all the up and coming webinars in the MASTS 2024 Delve Deeper series.
URL:https://masts.ac.uk/event/delve-deeper-4-edna-as-a-plankton-monitoring-tool/
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SUMMARY:Delve Deeper #5: Building a Bottom-Up\, Global Network to Share Sustainable Practices in the Co-Design of Ocean Science?
DESCRIPTION:Discover the depths of marine science research with Delve Deeper\, a thought-provoking 2024 webinar series curated by MASTS. Immerse yourself in the latest marine research\, engage with interdisciplinary dialogues\, and become an integral part of our growing community. With themes spanning Environmental Impact\, Resource Exploration\, Technological Advancements\, and Coastal Sustainability\, each episode promises an exciting dive into the ever-evolving world of marine science. \n\nBuilding a Bottom-Up\, Global Network to Share Sustainable Practices in the Co-Design of Ocean Science?\nBy Dr Linwood Pendleton  \n \nBuilding a bottom-up network that includes people from different cultures\, sectors\, disciplines\, and time zones poses unique challenges.  How do you build trust among people who have never met? How do you get people to take the reins to lead the organization? How do you deal with different languages\, ways of working\, meeting cultures\, and more?  This brief talk will introduce the Ocean Knowledge Action Network\, a bottom-up and self-organising network of ocean scientists and non-science professionals\, all working to better co-design ocean science for sustainable development. \nLinwood is a seasoned conservation and environmental management professional with more than two decades of work in academia\, federal government\, not-for-profit global conservation\, and tech. He currently leads the Ocean Knowledge Action Network – a global\, bottom-up network of ocean professionals\, research centres\, and local and Indigenous communities all trying to co-design ocean science for better marine management. \nFind out more about Dr Linwood Pendleton work on the OceanKAN website or visit their LinkedIn. \nRegister Here\n \n\nCheck out this link to see all the up and coming webinars in the MASTS 2024 Delve Deeper series.
URL:https://masts.ac.uk/event/delve-deeper-5-building-a-bottom-up-global-network/
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