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| Dr Tan Swee Hee (right) and Dr Daphne Fautin during her last visit to Singapore in 2009. Photo taken by James Koh and posted on the Raffles Museum News blog. |
The workshop aims to impart to participants the necessary skills and knowledge to identity tropical sea anemones effectively. This workshop focuses on hands-on laboratory sessions where participants will learn to prepare collected anemone specimens for identification, including through histological examination. Field trips will also be conducted during the course of the workshop to complement the laboratory work and to generate discussions on anemone ecology and habitats. The workshop program will focus on:
This workshop is an integral part of the recently launched Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore in collaboration with the National Parks Board. This national project seeks to identify and document marine organisms that are present in Singapore waters, with the expressed aim to better manage and conserve marine organisms and habitats.
The full workshop program consists of a seven-day residential course covering lectures, laboratory work and field trips. Due to logistic constraints, only eight places are offered for full participants. Priority will be given to postgraduate students and researchers conducting studies in anemone biology or undertaking taxonomic and biodiversity studies of sea anemones.
More details on the RMBR news blog.
More about Dr Daphne's last trip Great Anemone Hunt in Singapore including a behind-the-scenes look at the hard work done in identifiying sea anemones.
