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SUMMARY:Joint MASTS-Challenger Advances in Marine Biogeochemistry Meeting (AMBIO)
DESCRIPTION:The MASTS Marine Biogeochemistry Forum are delighted to be partnering with the Challenger Society to host the next Advances in Marine Biogeochemistry (AMBIO) conference on Monday 23rd June (9am) – Tuesday 24th June (4pm) 2025 \nAMBIO provides a technical forum for students\, educators\, researchers and governmental and industrial partners with shared interests in marine biogeochemistry. \nThe meeting will be held in Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute https://edinburghcentre.org/ \nSubmission of abstracts can be made here before 2 June. There will be prizes for best ECR poster and presentation. \nRegistration can be made below and will close on 2 June (or sooner if spaces filled). The event is limited to 60 attendees only\, so don’t delay! Registration costs will cover attendance to the conference\, including lunch both days\, tea and coffee and a poster drinks reception on Monday 23rd (1630-1800). \nThere is an option as part of the registration process\, to join the conference meal which will be held on the evening of Monday 23rd June at the Tanjore Restaurant (6-8 Clerk Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9HX). We have booked the restaurant for our own exclusive use and a set meal will be offered (details on menu will be sent nearer the time). Please note it is BYOB (75p per bottle/can) and you will need to make payment to the restaurant for this and the meal by cash on the night.
URL:https://masts.ac.uk/event/joint-masts-challenger-advances-in-marine-biogeochemistry-meeting-ambio/
LOCATION:ECCI\, High School Yards\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1LZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:MASTS
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SUMMARY:MASTS Webinar "Harmful Algal Blooms in SE Asia"
DESCRIPTION:Prof Keith Davidson will discuss the HAB early warning system jointly developed in Scotland and Malaysia. \nDr Hoa Nguyen will introduce a modelling approach to investigate the increasing HABs along Vietnam’s coast over the past decade\, considering the scarcity of in situ monitoring data and limited computing resources.
URL:https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5cf52ea5-b92e-4a17-9358-4f73fbc375d9@f85626cb-0da8-49d3-aa58-64ef678ef01a#new_tab
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SUMMARY:MASTS Webinar "Marine environmental forensics"
DESCRIPTION:Marine environmental forensics: disentangling physiological\, ecological and environmental signals in stranded cetaceans using paired bulk and biomarker signatures \n  \nCetacean strandings have been reported in increasing numbers in coastal areas worldwide\, causing pervasive scientific concern about their cause(s) with respect to environmental change and human activities.  Unsettling as such trends might be\, strandings can uniquely provide insights into the distribution of cryptic cetaceans and further offer opportunities to collect biological tissue samples\, which then can be used to characterize aspects of behaviour and life history.  Yet\, the relationships shared between strandings and bioecological factors remain unclear\, in large part because of difficulties constraining patterns in animals’ distribution and behaviours in the days\, weeks and months prior to stranding.  With this in mind\, I will discuss how complementary ‘paired’ stable isotope signatures of bulk tissues (HCNS) sampled from cetaceans can be used together with coincident biomarkers (viz. amino- and fatty acids) to reveal insights about the life and times of these charismatic marine mammals and help shed light on strandings’ dynamics. \n  \nDr Clayton Magill is an Associate Professor of Biogeochemistry in the Lyell Centre at Heriot-Watt University\, where he leads the MAGPIE (Multidisciplinary Geo-energy\, Paleoenvironment and Isotope Ecology) team.  Dr Magill is a world leader in applied biogeochemical techniques with an emphasis on using paired bulk-molecular signatures to establish a ‘behavioural timeline’ in animals met by untimely deaths.  His work has been incorporated into diverse and often surprising policies ranging from marine conservation strategies to conflict-zone revitalization.
URL:https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0ca6ec51-ddad-49b7-bfcb-e986605c0ffb@f85626cb-0da8-49d3-aa58-64ef678ef01a#new_tab
CATEGORIES:MASTS
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SUMMARY:MASTS Annual Science Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:Marine Science In An Ocean Of Change\nThe Annual Science Meeting returns on Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th November hosted once again at the Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) at the University of Strathclyde\, Glasgow. \nThe fourteenth MASTS Annual Science Meeting is a cross-disciplinary event that brings together members of the marine science community\, with the aim of promoting and communicating research excellence and forging new scientific collaborations. The event will take place in-person in Glasgow\, although we will also provide some limited online attendance options too. \n \nThe first two days will bring together expert plenary speakers and contributed talks\, panel sessions and e-posters outlining the latest research and management practices that address key topics related to marine science and management in the face of global climate change and a biodiversity crisis. Alongside our general science sessions\, the event includes special topic sessions\, and plenty of opportunities to network. The third day is devoted to workshops. Find out more about what workshops are happening at the ASM on our main ASM Webpage (opens a new tab). \n  \nAlso\, the MASTS Ceilidh Social returns to the ASM on Wednesday 6th November! So pack your dancing shoes and join us at Sloan’s for a drinks reception and a live band. Tickets are below. \n  \n\nThe Draft Program will be released in October. Be the first to see all the updates on our main Annual Science Meeting webpage or follow the conversation on Twitter and LinkedIn using #MASTSASM24 \n\n\n\nPhotographs and/or videos will be taken throughout this event. If you have any questions or concerns about how we used these images please contact MASTS@St-Andrews.ac.uk.
URL:https://masts.ac.uk/event/masts-annual-science-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC)\, 99 George Street\, Glasgow\, G1 1RD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Annual Science Meeting,MASTS
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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/
CATEGORIES:Delve Deeper,MASTS
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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/
CATEGORIES:Delve Deeper,MASTS
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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/
CATEGORIES:Delve Deeper,MASTS
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SUMMARY:Delve Deeper #2: Shaving Private Ryan - a Sea Urchin's War against Ocean Stressors
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\nShaving Private Ryan: The Battle between the Regeneration and Calcification of a Coastal Sea Urchin and the multi-stressor impacts of ocean acidification and warming.\nBy Angus Taylor\nAnthropogenic CO2 emissions are increasing at an unprecedented rate\, highlighting the importance of understanding the effects that climate change stressors such as ocean acidification and ocean warming have on marine ecosystems. Single-stressor effects have often been studied in isolation\, yet as these stressors are experienced concurrently by marine organisms\, interactive stressor impacts are an increasing priority in current research. Sea urchins (Echinoidea) are biomineralisers that exhibit extensive calcification and tissue regeneration capabilities\, making them an ideal model for our study. Using a phenotypic assay to assess long-term regeneration and calcification rates in conjunction with histology to investigate the cellular mechanisms driving the initial stages of regeneration\, we aim to provide an overview of regeneration and calcification in the coastal sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris and determine how these processes will be impacted by climate change. \nAngus Taylor is a marine biologist primarily interested in the impacts of ocean acidification and warming on marine environments particularly at an organismal and physiological level. Their current research is on the effects of ocean acidification and warming on sea urchins and their ability to calcify and regenerate their tissues in a multi-stressor environment. Find out more about Angus Taylor’s current project on his staff profile. \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-2-shaving-private-ryan-a-sea-urchins-war/
CATEGORIES:Delve Deeper,MASTS
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SUMMARY:Delve Deeper #1: The Economics of Marine Plastic Pollution
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 Economics of Marine Plastic Pollution: What are the Benefits of International Cooperation? \nBy Professor Frans de Vries.\nSince the 1950s the production and use of plastics has increased exponentially. Marine plastic pollution (MPP) is a global phenomenon with significant impacts on the natural environment and economic well-being. The control and reduction of MPP is a public good\, which requires the need for international coordination of actions. This talk provides some insights into the potential economic benefits of cooperative MPP management in the North Atlantic Ocean\, and discusses its usefulness in informing current international negotiations in the context of the global plastic treaty. \n \nProfessor of Environmental and Resource Economics at the University of Aberdeen\, Frans de Vries’s research is centered around the design and functioning of environmental markets and incentive-based policy mechanisms for pollution control and biodiversity conservation. \nFind out more about Professor Frans de Vries research here. \n  \n  \nRegister Here\n \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-1-the-economics-of-marine-plastic-pollution/
CATEGORIES:Delve Deeper
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