BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ioc-westpac.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Krasnoyarsk BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0700 TZNAME:+07 DTSTART:20141025T180000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20210705T130000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20210716T150000 DTSTAMP:20240709T005323Z CREATED:20220804T180814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T005323Z UID:4831-1625490000-1626447600@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:The 10th ODC Training Course on Regional Application of Coupled Climate Models DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/the-10th-odc-training-course-on-regional-application-of-coupled-climate-models/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ioc-westpac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/wave.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20210505T130000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20210526T150000 DTSTAMP:20240709T005330Z CREATED:20220804T183246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T005330Z UID:4840-1620219600-1622041200@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:WESTPAC Webinar Series on Ocean Acidification DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/westpac-webinar-series-on-ocean-acidification/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ioc-westpac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/doculib_banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20210427T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20210429T170000 DTSTAMP:20260909T163602Z CREATED:20220804T185404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T163602Z UID:4857-1619510400-1619715600@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:Thirteenth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-XIII) DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/westpac-xiii/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20181105T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20181107T180000 DTSTAMP:20220804T202427Z CREATED:20220804T195341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T202427Z UID:4927-1541408400-1541613600@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:WESTPAC Ocean Acidification Symposium & Fifth WESTPAC Workshop on Research and Monitoring of the Ecological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Ecosystems\, Xiamen\, China DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/westpac-ocean-acidification-symposium-fifth-westpac-workshop-on-research-and-monitoring-of-the-ecological-impacts-of-ocean-acidification-on-coral-reef-ecosystems-xiamen-china/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20160829T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20160831T180000 DTSTAMP:20220804T224237Z CREATED:20220804T223457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T224237Z UID:4971-1472461200-1472666400@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:Third WESTPAC Training Workshop on Research and Monitoring of the Ecological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Ecosystems\, Phuket\, Thailand DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/third-westpac-training-workshop-on-research-and-monitoring-of-the-ecological-impacts-of-ocean-acidification-on-coral-reef-ecosystems-phuket-thailand/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20150826T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20150828T180000 DTSTAMP:20220804T225006Z CREATED:20220804T224215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T225006Z UID:4978-1440579600-1440784800@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:Second WESTPAC Training Workshop on Research and Monitoring of the Ecological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Ecosystems\, Phuket\, Thailand DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/second-westpac-training-workshop-on-research-and-monitoring-of-the-ecological-impacts-of-ocean-acidification-on-coral-reef-ecosystems-phuket-thailand/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20150119T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20150121T180000 DTSTAMP:20220804T230851Z CREATED:20220804T225343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T230851Z UID:4986-1421658000-1421863200@ioc-westpac.org SUMMARY:WESTPAC Workshop on Research and Monitoring of the Ecological Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Ecosystems\, Phuket\, Thailand DESCRIPTION:Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Phuket\, Thailand27-29 November 2023\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1. Background Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are critical habitats for maintaining fish populations that support sustainable livelihoods and economy. While the human activities and climate change have been escalating\, our conservation efforts have been constrained by limited knowledge about their impacts on marine biodiversity. Comprehensive baseline information about species diversity\, richness\, distribution and their migration patterns is essential to develop conservation measures and secure those measures will be effective. However\, conventional methods for monitoring marine biodiversity are difficult to scale up to cover the entire coastline of countries. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently attracted considerable attention for its potential in measuring marine biodiversity\, due to its cost effectiveness and without the need to extract organisms from their environment. Despite some limitations of eDNA protocols\, such as inadequate regional fish barcode data\,  limited sampling efficiency and laboratory protocols\, the eDNA-based fish monitoring has been gradually applied in different marine ecosystems\, with significant improvement made in the last few years. As an initial effort\, The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand)\, and the Nanjing University (China)\,will organize a training workshop at the Phuket Marine Biological Center\, Thailand to introduce how the eDNA method could be used for researching and monitoring fish communities in coastal habitats. 2. Objectives: To develop the capacity of researchers for using the eDNA method to monitor fish communities in essential marine ecosystems;To transfer knowledge on\, and exchange experience in the eDNA data analysis and assessment on the status of fish communities;To build partnerships and networks\, and explore the possibility of a potential regional programme using eDNA monitoring for marine ecosystem management.3. Contents of the training workshop This technical training will consist of theory lectures\, practical demonstration\, and professional on-site sample collection\, including: Barcode database of marine fish\, including consideration of national and international barcode database development;Primer selection and spatial layout design for eDNA monitoring;eDNA sample collection and processing;Quantitative PCR/digital PCR biological monitoring technology; andData process and evaluation of eDNA biomonitoring.4. Expected outputs Comprehensive knowledge learnt on the process of conducting the eDNA monitoring\, including sampling design\, sample analysis\, data processing and deposition\, and interpretation of data to inform marine ecosystem management\, particularly on fish communities;Collaborations established with a concrete plan on the eDNA research and monitoring.5. Venue The training workshop will take place at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC)\, Phuket Thailand. PMBC will provide relevant meeting and lab facilities for the training workshop\, such as a lecture room\, labs with essential equipment for primary preparation and preservation of samples for further process. 6. Tentative Agenda Day 1 Lecture 1: Significance of eDNA biomonitoring and its applications in the marine ecosystem Lecture 2: Principle and technical guideline I – Field sampling Lecture 3: Principle and technical guideline II – Lab preparation Day 2 Lecture 4: Principle and technical guideline III – Nucleic acid testing  Lecture 5: Principle and technical guideline IV – Data analysis  Field trip (Demonstration and practice of eDNA sampling with equipment) Day 3 Lab practice (Sample processing and testing) Brainstorming discussion and wrap up URL:https://ioc-westpac.org/event/westpac-workshop-on-research-and-monitoring-of-the-ecological-impacts-of-ocean-acidification-on-coral-reef-ecosystems-phuket-thailand/ LOCATION:Phuket\, Thailand END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR