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Researcher of the Month Seminar Series: ‘Forgotten Past of Sponges from Singapore’, 15 December 2017 @ SJINML, 3pm

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Our feature scientist this month is Mr. Lim Swee Cheng from the Tropical Marine Science Institute, NUS.

Do refer to the attached poster for more information.
Date: Friday, 15 December 2017
Time: 3pm
Where: Seminar room at the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, St. John’s Island

Please do RSVP to tmscsc@nus.edu.sg by 13 December if you are interested in attending so that ample seats may be allocated on the 5:15pm ferry back to Marina South Pier after the talk.

Thank you and hope to see you on the day!

Microplastics Analysis Workshop – IYOR 2018

St John’s Island Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

International Year Of The Reef 2018
Microplastics Analysis Workshop

We regret that registration already closed. Thank you.

Sea Turtle 101 Talk

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Introduction to Sea Turtle Biology, Ecology, and Conservation.

Seminar by Prof Mike Hadfield

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Seminar by Prof Michael G. Hadfield, Professor of Biology Emeritus, Kewalo Marine Laboratory
University of Hawaii.

[Seminar] Pteropods and Lumpfishes

SJINML Seminar Room Singapore, Singapore

Pteropods are planktonic gastropods that live in the water column throughout oceans worldwide. They show limited acclimation responses to the effects of ocean acidification (OA), with dissolution of their shell observed in individuals exposed future acidity levels. However, we also need to study their long term adaptive potential to cope with incremental changes in acidity. We define adaptive potential as the ability of species or populations to respond to selection through phenotypic or molecular changes. I seek to investigate the genotypic variability, spatial partitioning and gene flow in pteropod populations across the Atlantic Ocean to assess their potential for adaptation. This can be don

[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.

[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.

[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.