E-MISA March 2010
Welcome to the March edition of E-MISA.
Recent MISA news and activities include:
Tagged seals – a window to the ocean
Identifying upwellings off the coast off Kangaroo Island is just one of the events recorded by tagged seals swimming through ecologically significant habitats. View a sample animation of the temperature depth profiles.
Investigation of fish mortalities - Professor Hugh Ferguson
Prof. Ferguson, the world expert in fish pathology and investigations of fish diseases, will be speaking in the SARDI Aquatic Sciences Lecture Theatre at 10am, 5 May 2010. Please contact Dr Kate Rodda for more information (Ph: 8207 5407; E-mail: kate.rodda@sa.gov.au).
Congratulations Professor Corey Bradshaw
Corey, MISA’s Ecosystem Services Node Leader, recently won the inaugural Scopus Young Researcher of the Year award for Life Sciences and Biological Sciences. More…
Congratulations Dr Charlie Huveneers
Charlie, MISA’s Shark Ecologist, has been invited to be part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/ Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group and nominated for the Maritime Heritage Working Group.
Learn to effectively market you new product or service
Be part of the Seafood CRC Prof. Dip. Entrepreneurship for FREE. Module 2 focuses on how to effectively market your new product or service. Join Su Mon Wong in Adelaide, 9-11 April 2010. More…
How well do you understand your market?
The Seafood CRC and the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science are offering a Master Class to assist companies in understanding the principles and practices of marketing seafood. Hobart, 27 May 2010. More…
Scientific awards – Environmental management and economic use of excessive algal biomass
Nominations for young scientists working in fundamental or applied aspects of marine biology, marine chemistry, marine biotechnology or oceanography. More….
The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Nominations in the fields of research & innovation, science leadership, school science and science journalism & communication. More…
Upcoming events and important dates
Seafood Directions 2010 ‘Connecting the Supply Chain’. The Sebel Albert Park, 65 Queens Rd, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 14-16 April 2010. More….
AquaEd 2010. Education and training workshop for aquaculture educators. 21-23 May 2010, Launceston, Tasmania. More…..
Australasian Aquaculture 2010 International Conference and Trade Show. The Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania, 23-26 May 2010. More….
OCEANS ’10 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Conference. Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, 24-27 May 2010. More….
2010 Ridley Aqua-feed Prawn and Barra Conference, Sofitel, Broad Beach, Gold Coast, QLD, 3-6 August 2010. CALL FOR PAPERS. More…
Ecosystems 2010: Global progress on ecosystem-based fisheries management, November 8-11 2010, Anchorage, Alaska. More….
Seminars at Flinders – School of Biological Sciences. 2010 timetable.