{"id":6434,"date":"2023-11-16T05:52:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T05:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/?p=6434"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:29:32","slug":"upcoming-event-charting-sustainable-seas-exploring-biodiversity-conservation-and-climate-action-in-the-marine-realm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/?p=6434","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Event : Charting Sustainable Seas: Exploring Biodiversity, Conservation, and Climate Action in the Marine Realm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6434\" class=\"elementor elementor-6434\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8488e9b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8488e9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Join us on Nov 20-21 at Mistubishi Hall, UBD from 8:30 am to 12:10 pm. Open to all ocean enthusiasts and eco-warriors! Let&#8217;s make waves for a sustainable future.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d1a35c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d1a35c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-966ab81\" data-id=\"966ab81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bdef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76bdef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstracts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c40f0fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c40f0fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-053a7b7\" data-id=\"053a7b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de39f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4de39f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The underexplored marine biodiversity of Brunei and the Palawan-North Borneo ecoregion<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8161\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>David John Marshall\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The numerous studies undertaken to document the marine biodiversity of Brunei over the past two decades by university scientists, the oil and gas industry, and govenment agencies, are strongly biased in terms of the marine taxa and ecosystems considered. Studies have primarily focussed on fishes and coral reef systems, with relatively little known about the non-coral benthic animals and the invertebrate diversity of the country and the Palawan\/North-West Borneo ecoregion in which it lies. This talk presents an overview of recent research undertaken at UBD on benthic faunal diversities, with the aim of addressing this knowledge gap. Specifically, new data will be presented for samples of the Brunei shelf foraminiferans and pteropods, coastal decapod crustaceans, horseshoe crabs and gastropod molluscs. These findings highlight a striking lack of knowledge of these taxa, which are diverse, functionally important, and can be used as indicators of environmental change. This study reveals the importance of taxonomic inclusiveness and resolution to ultimately spatially define the marine biotopes and ecosystems in the country, crucial to marine environmental management and conservation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Systematic conservation planning in the marine environment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8162\"><p><strong>Stelios Katsanevakis<sup>1<\/sup>, Antonios Mazaris<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><p><sup>1<\/sup>Department of Marine Sciences,\u00a0University of the Aegean, Greece<\/p><p><sup>2<\/sup>Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece<\/p><p>An introduction to Systematic Conservation Planning in the framework of Maritime Spatial Planning is provided. The available decision support tools for spatial prioritization of sites for protection are presented, with an emphasis on the Marxan family of tools. We present the key objectives, context and challenges of spatial prioritization tools which are widely applied for selecting areas for protection, conservation and restoration at different spatial scales in both terrestrial and marine environments.\u00a0 An example of Systematic Conservation Planning study in the Aegean Sea is given, made in the framework of the MARISCA project (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marisca.eu\/\">https:\/\/www.marisca.eu\/<\/a>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8163\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8163\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Incorporating climate change into spatial prioritization of Marine Protected Areas <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8163\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8163\"><p><strong>Antonios D. Mazaris<\/strong><\/p><p>Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece<\/p><p>Currently, the identification of priority areas for conservation, the design of protected areas networks and the zoning where specific activities should take place, are based on information on the present distribution of biological features. Here we present a set of tools on how climate change could be incorporated into spatial prioritization. We present a novel 4D-approach (3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0dimension is depth, 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0dimension is time) for designing marine protected areas, integrating climate change impacts. This method uses projected species distributions alongside climatic stability and heterogeneity metrics. Our proposed approach identifies key areas for conservation, emphasizing a three-dimensional, climate-smart approach to protected area networks. In addition, we discuss how changes in the distribution of species, marine heatwaves and biotic interactions could be considered into the analysis.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8164\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8164\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Methods for non-native species detection and impact assessment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8164\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8164\"><p><strong>Stelios Katsanevakis <\/strong><\/p><p>Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Greece<\/p><p>The Mediterranean Sea is provided as an example of the implementation of methods for non-native species detection and assessing their impacts. In this region, diverse methods are utilized, including scientific and fisheries surveys, citizen science networks, online databases, open-access journals, and advanced molecular techniques, achieving comprehensive spatial and temporal coverage. Such datasets of non-native species distribution combined with impact assessments using manipulative and natural experiments, models, and expert analysis have allowed large-scale regional assessments of non-native species&#8217; cumulative impacts. For this, a conservative additive model was developed to account for the Cumulative IMPacts of invasive ALien species (CIMPAL) on marine ecosystems. CIMPAL calculates impact scores by integrating species distributions, habitat data, ecological impact magnitude, and evidence strength.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8165\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8165\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Marine biological invasions: pathways, impacts, and management options<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8165\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8165\"><p><strong>Stelios Katsanevakis <\/strong><\/p><p>Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Greece<\/p><p>An account of the main pathways of introduction of non-native species, their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services, and management options is provided, based on the European example. European studies identify competition, habitat alteration, and predation as major negative impacts of Invasive Alien Species (IAS), but the creation of novel habitats represents also a key mechanism for positive impacts. Preventing IAS introductions is critical, and measures such as ballast water treatment systems are implemented to reduce the likelihood of marine introductions. However, understanding introduction pathways remains uncertain for many IAS. Eradication and control efforts for marine IAS have limited success, emphasizing the need for enhanced biosecurity measures. Climate change exacerbates IAS impacts, necessitating integrated management approaches considering climate interactions. Effective management involves securing funding, learning from successful biosecurity models, maintaining information systems, enhancing monitoring and prediction tools, and conducting comprehensive impact assessments, including potential ecosystem benefits of IAS.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8166\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8166\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Sea turtles research: current knowledge and challenges<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8166\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8166\"><p><strong>Antonios D. Mazaris<\/strong><\/p><p>Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece<\/p><p>Sea turtles have left an indelible mark on our planet, with a presence spanning an impressive 50-100 million years, making them one of the most ancient groups of animals. Sea turtles are not only crucial components of marine ecosystems but also possess significant cultural and economic value to human societies. These remarkable creatures are characterized by their extended lifespans, often taking many decades to reach sexual maturity. Sea turtles exhibit a fascinating and complex life-history pattern encompassing various life stages in different habitats and geographic locations. Here, current knowledge on sea turtle ecology is presented, challenges for their conservation are discussed and potential research targets are raised.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8167\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8167\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Ecology, diversity and conservation of tropical anguillid eels in Southeast Asia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8167\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8167\"><p><strong>Takaomi Arai<\/strong><\/p><p>Environmental and Life Sciences Programme,\u00a0Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE 1410, Brunei Darussalam<\/p><p>Email: takaomi.arai@ubd.edu.bn<\/p><p>Anguillid eels are exotic animals, and despite a huge number of scientific studies conducted with eels, crucial aspects of their biology remain a mystery. The eels are the most important of the eel families from a conservation standpoint because they have a unique catadromous life history and are used as food resources. Among the anguillid eels, 13 species\/subspecies are distributed in tropical areas and the remaining six species and subspecies occur in temperate areas. Recently, however, the juvenile population has declined dramatically, likely due to wild juveniles being used in cultivation. These eels are captured in estuaries. Almost all of the world\u2019s total eel supply comes from aquaculture. Therefore, the supply of eel resources for human consumption is completely dependent on wild catch. The causes of decline in stock and recruitment are not well understood. Overfishing, habitat loss, migration barriers, increased natural predation, parasitism, ocean climate variation, and pollution all might have an impact. Since the European eel was listed by CITES under Appendix II and came under protection in March 2009, and since the export\/import ban was issued by the EU in 2010, the international trade of juvenile eels has changed. Most recently, the Japanese and American eels were added to the IUCN\u2019s list with an endangered classification, suggesting they have a high risk of extinction. Although there are fewer data available for tropical anguillid eels, conservation concerns also exist for many of these species including <em>A. bicolor<\/em> rated as Near Threatened. In the future, further eel species could be classified as endangered without comprehensive conservation and protection. We may not be able to see such a unique animal on the earth in the near future.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8168\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8168\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> The oysters of Brunei and their role as habitat facilitators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8168\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8168\"><p><strong>Lee Huan Chiao<\/strong><\/p><p>Environmental and Life Sciences Programme,\u00a0Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE 1410, Brunei Darussalam<\/p><p>The engineering of environmentally detrimental marine structures is necessary to reduce coastal erosion and sea encroachment in the wake of sea level rise and urbanization. The South China Sea shoreline of Brunei is predominated by sandy beaches and artificial rocky shores comprised of seawalls made from concrete boulders. These seawalls were not built with the purpose of enhancing biodiversity, yet they harbor up to a hundred species due to their unnatural structures which facilitate an environment enhancing species colonization and settlement. We present the concept of a three-tiered ecological engineering driven by human intervention and species colonization, which involves a cascade of habitat engineering and modification spanning the planes of the seawall down to a microscale that eventually leads to the formation of a complex and biodiverse ecosystem on a barren seascape. The knowledge of marine fauna in Brunei is largely skewed with many non-commercial benthic taxa and their ecosystem services remaining obscure, and understanding the natural wealth our ocean harbor is crucial to maximize the potential of our conservational strategies, resource management and maritime policies.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8169\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8169\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Population genetic structure of Pterobdella arugamensis In the Indo-West Pacific region<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8169\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8169\"><p><strong>Syakirah Azmey<\/strong><\/p><p>Environmental and Life Sciences Programme,\u00a0Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE 1410, Brunei Darussalam<\/p><p>Grouper aquaculture is prospering in tropical and subtropical regions, yet the persistent presence of marine leeches poses a severe threat to production, causing substantial economic losses. Understanding the population structure of these leeches is crucial for identifying distributional patterns and implementing effective monitoring and mitigation strategies. Marine leeches samples were collected from cultured hybrid groupers (<em>Epinephelus<\/em> spp.) in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Their DNA samples were extracted and their population genetic analyses were conducted to assess the structure of the marine leech populations. The findings based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequence analyses revealed that the marine leeches were <em>P. arugamensis<\/em>, and there are four distinct haplogroups: (1) Asia Pacific, (2) Borneo, (3) Surabaya, and (4) Iran. Notably, these populations exhibited significant genetic divergence. The results suggest a complex distributional pattern. Particularly, samples from the Asia Pacific population may indicate dispersion and transport from Indonesia. This insight into the genetic diversity and distributional mechanisms of marine leeches contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing grouper aquaculture infestation. The implications of this research extend beyond academic curiosity, as it provides a foundation for developing targeted strategies to monitor and mitigate marine leech infestations in grouper aquaculture. By identifying the distributional origins and mechanisms, stakeholders can implement region-specific interventions to safeguard grouper aquaculture production and mitigate economic losses. In conclusion, the findings underscore the importance of genetic analyses in elucidating the complex population structure of marine leeches, offering valuable insights for the sustainable management of grouper aquaculture in Southeast Asia.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-721fd29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"721fd29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc538a\" data-id=\"4cc538a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcd568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bcd568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IG-page-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IG-page-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IG-page-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IG-page-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IG-page-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IG-page-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2cb87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f2cb87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea6002d\" data-id=\"ea6002d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6697d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da6697d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>David Marshall<\/strong> is Professor of Marine Biology at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He earned a First Class BSc (Hons) and PhD from Rhodes University, South Africa, and was awarded a Commonweath Postdoctoral Fellowship for study in Cambridge, U.K. He has 30 years of teaching and research experience in South Africa and Brunei. He has worked extensively in the Antarctic regions. His ongoing research aims to understand ectothermic animal responses to environmental change, specifically the stress physiology of marine intertidalgastropods. More recently, his work has concerned testing predictive theories and monitoring responses to climate change, with particular reference to warming and acidfication of marine environments. He has a general interest in marine invertebrate ecology and diversity and is currently engaged in documenting the marine invertebrate faunas of Brunei. Professor Marshall has published more than 130 research papers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b45ff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7b45ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99b9228 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99b9228\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8255fd6\" data-id=\"8255fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0033b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0033b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stelios Katsanevakis<\/strong> is a professor in marine ecology in the University of the Aegean, Greece. His research focuses on marine conservation and the impacts of biological invasions on biodiversity and ecosystem services. He has participated as coordinator or principal researcher in &gt;40 research projects. He has served as the Chair of the COST Action MarCons \u2018Advancing marine conservation in the European and contiguous seas\u2019 (https:\/\/www.marcons-cost.eu\/), a scientific network of &gt;100 researchers from 29 countries. He is (co)author of 210 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, and his work has received &gt;15,000 citations (scholar.google). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Bioinvasions Records and a Specialty Editor-in-Chief in Frontiers in Marine Science. He is included among the top 1% scientists worldwide in Marine Biology, based on Scopus standardized citation metrics (https:\/\/elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com\/datasets\/btchxktzyw\/6).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-377f468 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"377f468\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7f940e\" data-id=\"a7f940e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fc223 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84fc223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-589bfb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"589bfb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aadeccf\" data-id=\"aadeccf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4862ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4862ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Antonios Mazaris<\/strong> is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He explores questions related to ecology and conservation at various spatial and temporal scales. He is particularly interested in understanding how climate change could alter biodiversity structure and distribution and influence ecosystem functionality and services. He has participated in more than 60 research projects, serving as the coordinator or principal investigator in &gt;45 projects. He has &gt;110 papers in scientific journals (including papers in Nature, Nature Communications, Science Advances) and &gt;150 presentations in national and international conferences.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5964d18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5964d18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05b4742\" data-id=\"05b4742\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e322bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e322bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2082d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2082d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104211d\" data-id=\"104211d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01d3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c01d3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Professor Dr. Takaomi Arai<\/strong> is currently Senior Professor at the Environmental and Life Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. His current research interests are eel biology and ecology and fish migration, particularly the biology, ecology, and migration of tropical eels of the genus Anguilla in Southeast Asia for over two decades, a field of research he established as a PhD student. Tropical anguillid eels are considered a major target to meet the high demand of eel resources in the world. Furthermore, studying their life history and migration patterns provides clues to understanding the nature of primitive forms of catadromous migration in anguillid eels, and his research has elucidated the evolutionary pathways of migration in the species. He has also revealed diverse migration patterns and strategies between fresh water and marine habitats in various diadromous fish species by means of otolith microchemistry and field research. Over his career, Takaomi has written more than 200 scientific articles and two books. He was an editor of \u201cBiology and Ecology of Anguillid Eels.\u201d He serves as an Advisory Editor\/Editor or a Review Editor for Environmental Biology of Fishes, Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, Frontiers in Marine Science, and as guest editor of two journal special issues on the ecology and biology of aquatic animals and aquatic biodiversity under the impact of climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a57157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a57157\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09f0ac0\" data-id=\"09f0ac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d0c26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"94d0c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bccfb58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bccfb58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b39fd5d\" data-id=\"b39fd5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99f354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d99f354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lee Huan Chiao<\/strong> is a Masters student at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Her current research focusses on the biodiversity associated with oyster-beds on the artificial rocky shores along the South China Sea coastline of Brunei. She is interested in exploring the species diversity of oysters which are relatively understudied in Brunei, their roles as foundation species and ecological engineers, and their potential for biomonitoring of<br \/>environmental pollution. Her undergraduate thesis was the first to document microplastic pollution along the coastlines of Brunei.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f9796 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f9796\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6c1f9e\" data-id=\"d6c1f9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fca0c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8fca0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f020600 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f020600\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaa1865\" data-id=\"aaa1865\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1070fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1070fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Syakirah Azmey<\/strong> is a postgraduate student pursuing a PhD in Biology at UBD focusing on aquatic biology and genetics. Her research interests revolve around a marine parasite and exploring natural mitigation to control its infestation in aquaculture industry. With a particular emphasis on understanding the origin and cause\/s contributing to the parasite prevalence. Syakirah also has experience in dissections of different fish samples (Tenualosa spp., Lutjanus spp., Anguilla spp., Megalops) and DNA extraction and population genetic study of various fish species, annelid and gastropods, whilst being a postgraduate student. 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