Marine Molluscs at Work: An online one-day Symposium on Molluscs in Fisheries and Aquaculture

Tuesday, June 22^nd 2021

11 am – 3 pm AEST / 9 am – 1 pm AWST / 1 pm – 5 pm NZST

Please RSVP on https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/157892862803

Free to attend and open to MSA members and non-members alike.

Schedule (select one of the time zones): AEST / AWST / NZST / GMT-4

MSA is welcoming members and non-members of the society to a series of online symposia on a number of broad topics and issues in the field of mollusc research and management. The theme of our first symposium is Molluscs in Fisheries and Aquaculture. The event will be broadcast via Zoom and is free of charge.

This small symposium is proposed to present a summary of the fields as they stand today, bringing scientists, students, industry partners, and amateurs together to discuss Molluscs in Fisheries and Aquaculture.

The symposium will feature three keynote presentations, several lightning talks, and culminate in a discussion forum. Attendees will be invited to co-author or participate in an Editorial for Molluscan Research on the results of the discussion forum.

Keynote presentations

Prof Andrea Alfaro – Auckland University of Technology

Biotechnological applications in marine science: how to understand the language of physiology?

Prof Andrew Jeffs – The University of Auckland

The missing millions – the costly massive mussel losses in aquaculture

Dr Christine Crawford – University of Tasmania

Interactions between shellfish aquaculture and the environment

Lightning talks

Dr Luisa Saavedra – University of Concepicion

Implications of climate change-related factors on bivalve aquaculture in Chile

Trevyn Toone – University of Auckland

Restoration of mussel reefs

Stefan Spreitzenbarth – University of Auckland

Octopus as potential aquaculture species from New Zealand’s perspective

Emilee Benjamin – University of Auckland & NIWA

Testing habitat suitability for mussel restoration after large scale decline

Jessica O’Hare – Macquarie University

Genetics for aquaculture of Australian bivalves

Supono Supono – University of Auckland

The unsolved mystery of massive spat losses in New Zealand mussel industry

Discussion Forum

Current issues in aquaculture