Cold-water corals in aquaria: maintenance and experimentation
Saturday 3 June – Sunday 4 June 2023
Hybrid format
John McIntyre Conference Centre – Pollock Halls Estate
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Overview
This capacity building workshop aims to provide practical guidance on the maintenance of cold-water corals (CWC) in aquaria, offering an overview of the different aquaria systems, collection methods, feeding and daily care. It also provides talks by experienced researchers working with different CWC species in aquaria, addressing a variety of techniques for ecophysiological research, and using different life stages (adult and larval stages). Researchers will also provide advice on troubleshooting, how to address the challenges of experimental design and how to extrapolate data collected in the lab to the natural environment. We believe this workshop will be valuable to any researcher interested in conducting experimental work with cold-water corals in aquaria.
Session topics
- Aquaria set up and conditions for CWC experimentation
- Measuring growth and metabolic responses
- Feeding and metabolism
- Experiments under changing ocean conditions
- Reproduction and early life stages in aquaria
- CWC ecophysiology: in situ approaches and transposing data from the lab to the field
- Visit to St Abbs Marine Station: Practical examples on manipulation of carbonate chemistry, temperature and oxygen
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Organisers: Marina Carreiro-Silva, Okeanos, U. of the Azores, Portugal and Maria Rakka, Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Speakers: Prof. Andrea Gori, University of Barcelona, Spain/Prof. Ann Larsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden/ Dr. Covadonga Orejas, Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Spain/ Prof. Nadine Le Bris, Sorbonne University, France/ Prof. Rhian Waller, University of Gothenburg, Sweden/ Dr. Sandra Maier, Greenland Climate Research Centre, Greenland/ Prof. Sam Dupont, University of Gothenburg, Sweden/Dr. Sebastian Hennige, University of Edinburgh, UK
Application to attend
Who is eligible to apply?
This workshop is aimed at early career researchers (MSc, PhD or Post-doctoral researchers), and participants working in academic institutions, research institutes, universities or NGOs with interest in CWC biology and ecophysiology. Participants without previous experience in aquaria maintenance of marine species or cold-water corals are encouraged to apply.
Registration and application
- Participation in this workshop is free but there is a limited number of available spots
- You must apply to attend this workshop. Applications should include a CV and a short statement (<200 words) of why you want to participate in the workshop and how you will benefit from the training.
- Please also indicate whether you plan to participate in person or remotely.
- If you wish to apply for a travel grant (see below) please indicate this in your application.
- Applications should be emailed to Vikki Gunn (vikki.gunn@seascapeconsultants.co.uk)
- The deadline for applications is 17:00 GMT on 10 March 2023
- Successful applicants will be notified by 20 March 2023
Travel grants
A small number of travel grants to attend this workshop are available from the Marine Animal Forest of the World (MAF) COST framework. Grants are available to applicants who are affiliated to research organisations within the EU and associated countries of the MAF COST. Funds are available to cover round trip economy class travel and/or per diem allowance for in person attendance. Applicants wishing to apply for travel funds should:
- Subscribe to the MAF COST action by joining one of its working groups here
- Email their application, with a CV and short statement as described above, to Vikki Gunn (vikki.gunn@seascapeconsultants.co.uk) with a cc to Sergio Rossi (sergio.rossi@unisalento.it)
- Deadline for travel grant applications is 17:00 GMT on 10 March 2023
This workshop is funded by the iAtlantic project and the MAF WORLD COST ACTION CA20102 – Marine Animal Forest of the World.
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