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[Workshop Announcement] 10th South China Sea Tsunami Workshop

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

The workshop will be held from 10 – 11 October 2018 in NUS. Please contact Dr. Linlin Li at LLLI@ntu.edu.sg for email registration. This workshop is co-organised by Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and IOC South China Sea Tsunami Warning Advisory Center, Beijing.

For more information, please visit http://tsunami.ihs.ncu.edu.tw/~scstw/2018/index.html.

[Alert] Annual Research Stakeholders Meeting 2018

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Date: Friday, 22nd November 2018,
Time: 12PM – 5PM.

By invitation only.

For more information, please contact sjinml@nus.edu.sg.

[Workshop] ASEAN Marine Conservation Workshop

Department of Biological Sciences Conference Room 1 Block S3 Level 5, 16 Science Drive 4, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Registration is now open for the ASEAN Marine Conservation Workshop on 28th November 2018, 9am – 1pm. Organised and jointly funded by the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, and the Marine Science Research and Development Programme, National Research Foundation.

[Seminar] Perspectives from the Canadian Environmental Microplastics Facility

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Microplastics (<5mm) have been found in nearly all environments on earth and studies have been documented plastic ingestion by a wide range of marine biota. Rhiannon will be covering several topics surrounding this emerging environmental contaminant including sources, fate and effects of microplastics and what Ocean Wise is doing to research this environmental contaminant. She will also provide a summary of her own research in the Canadian Arctic, where she is investigating microplastic pollution in beluga whales and their prey. The results of Rhiannon’s project provides both a baseline assessment of microplastic contamination within the beluga food web and contribute to a larger understanding of plastic pollution within Canada’s Arctic.

[Conference Announcement] International Conference on Plastics in the Marine Environment 2018

Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium University Town National University of Singapore, Singapore

Globally, some eight million tonnes of plastic is dumped into the ocean every year, killing marine life and entering the human food chain. Five Asian nations account for 60% of the waste entering our oceans. The ubiquitous spread of plastic waste into every part of the marine environment has captured the attention of academics, industries, environmentalists, and the public. Plastic debris and animals killed by the ingestion of plastic capture the daily struggle of the world’s ocean ecosystems. The massive scale of this problem threatens our food security and sustainability.

[Public Event] Ocean Plastics Pollution

Function Hall, Botany Center Singapore Botanic Garden, Singapore

In conjunction with the International Conference on Plastics in the Marine Environment 2018, we are inviting several internationally renowned scientists to share with the public about their work in the UK, US and Canada, followed by a tour of the Beneath Tide, Running Forest exhibition on Friday, 7th December 2018, 7pm.

This public event is organised by the National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens, and the National University of Singapore.

[Seminar] Microplastic Debris in Deep-Sea Canyon, Estuarine, and Shoreline Sediments

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Recent calculations estimate that there are currently 5.25 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans. Many of these are microplastics. The purpose of this ongoing study is to investigate how microplastics are distributed in two different marine environments: deep-sea canyons, and nearshore estuaries. To discover whether microplastics are concentrated in these environments, I analyzed microplastics in sediments from Norfolk Canyon and the adjacent continental slope; and the Coos Bay Estuary and the adjacent continental shelf. Sediment samples were taken with a box core and a ponger grab. I submerged sediment in saturated solutions of sodium iodide for floatation. I removed the supernatant to extract plastics through optical microscopy.

[Seminar] Paradise Trashed: Sources and solutions to marine litter pollution in French Polynesia

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Anthropogenic marine litter pollution is a serious issue facing oceans worldwide. Limited data exists on this pollution issue for South Pacific Island nations. This study presents the first extensive baseline survey of macro-sized marine litter on Mo’orea (0.75 items m-2) and Tahiti (0.95 items m-2), French Polynesia. Locally sourced land-based catchments accounted for the greatest amount of recovered marine litter on both islands. Beverage containers and associated items, such as caps were commonly recovered. Further studies conducted on Mo’orea, demonstrated that micro-litter was prevalent (3.84 items m-2) in beach sands and that 22% of surveyed holothurians had ingested microplastics. Limited abatement measures to reduce marine litter loads have been implemented locally. Based on the collected data the efficacy of existing waste management and abatement strategies will be discussed and recommendations for improvements suggested.

[Seminar] Fishy tales from the lord of the rings

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Dr Joyce Ong is an alumni of the Tropical Marine Science Institute, having spent four years as a Research Assistant. Her research at TMSI focused on biofouling and corals before she headed to the University of Western Australia to pursue her post-graduate studies. Her PhD thesis investigated the effects of climate change on tropical fish growth. After graduation, Joyce joined Rutgers University as a Postdoctoral Associate, researching on the causes and consequences of ecological synchrony in California’s marine ecosystem.

[Seminar] Fate and Toxicology of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Real-World Scenarios

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Microplastics (MPs) are the most numerous debris reported in marine environments and assessment of the amounts of MPs that accumulate in wild organisms is necessary for risk assessment. Nanoplastics (NPs, ≤1µm) may result from larger plastic debris released in the environment and can pose a further risk to aquatic organisms and ecosystems. The risk of M-NPs can be exacerbated because toxicants adsorbed to the particles may be transported to and become more bioavailable to organisms. Our project is focused on providing critical information to enhance the environmental risk assessment of M-NPs, based on real-world exposure scenarios. We have investigated MP contamination in mussels collected around the coast of Scotland (UK) to identify characteristics of MPs and to evaluate risk of human exposure to MPs via ingestion of mussels.