Our new analysis of some of the biggest methodology issues with #marine #heatwave experiments, and some suggested improvements! HKU_Science The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU HKU School of Biological Sciences

Such a great few days in Hong Kong being hosted by Bayden D. Russell Laura Falkenberg and #HaiweiLuo CUHK Office of Academic Links for our ENSURE incubator looking at next-generation probiotics for oyster. Also got to see The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU and the HKU oyster hatchery thanks to #DrRajan. So productive

We're so lucky to celebrate world #MangrovesDay in the amazing mangroves at Orpheus Island Research Station - JCU with a world expert @SCannicci. Truly special day for our students from HKU School of Biological Sciences The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU

Very busy week! We have been prepping tanks to grow baby oysters on 60 cubic meters of shell, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy Hong Kong to build oyster reefs at HKIA. The University of Hong Kong The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU HKU School of Biological Sciences #oysterrestoration #marinescience

Very busy summer field season. We have been assessing nitrogen cycling in sub-tidal oyster habitats off of South Lantau. #oyster #marinescience The University of Hong Kong HKU School of Biological Sciences The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU

Sally Lau kicked off the SCAR CHILE 2024 conference with a plenary focused on using genomics to inform ice sheet history. Amazing talk! #scar2024 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future MarineOmics James Cook Uni 🧬🇦🇶🐙🧬

Our postdoc, Zhengquan, has been raising sea urchin larvae to study the trans-generational effects of thermal stress of parents on offspring. Thanks to Leonardo Frosi for the help! The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU The University of Hong Kong HKU School of Biological Sciences #marinescience #heatwave #climatechange

Magallana angulata larvae before and after they are set on shells to be out planted at the HKIA to restore/enhance oyster populations. In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy Hong Kong #oysterrestoration The University of Hong Kong The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU

Urban tropical marine #biodiversity has been understudied. Scientists The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU, using metabarcoding & sampling structures known as ARMS, showed that biodiversity of invertebrates in Hong Kong seas is remarkably high, even at highly impacted sites. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…

Join us on April 23rd for a screening of the documentary "City of Shells", followed by a Q&A about Hong Kong's oyster reef ecosystem and The Nature Conservancy Hong Kong 's work with our lab to monitor and restore these reefs. lnkd.in/g_KHKz6X The University of Hong Kong HKU School of Biological Sciences The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU #oysterrestoration