The PacMAN second phase has finalised at the end of 2023, with major outcomes like the testing of 2 qPCR assays for high-risk target invasive species, including the detected Didemnum…
The PacMAN project and stakeholder work was presented at the second International Ocean Data Conference held in Paris on the 20th to the 21st of March 2023. The presentation was…
The PacMAN scientific training course “Marine Invasive Species Early Detection: Utilising Molecular Tools” materials are now available online on the OTGA platform. Anyone can sign up for the course and…
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OBIS
Ward Appeltans
Saara Suominen
Pieter Provoost
Sofie de Baenst
Project Manager
Scientific Officer
Data Manager
Administration
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Joape Ginigini
Project Manager
Dr. Gilianne Brodie
Marine Science Advisor
Miriama Vuiyasawa
Project Assistant
Advisory board of PacMAN
Local stakeholders
Scientific advisory board
Ms Sandeep Singh - Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) - Chair
Ms Neomai Ravitu - Ministry of Fisheries and Forests (MoFF)
Dr. Chaminda Dissanayke - Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Mr. Nitesh Datt - Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Mr. Sesoni Komaisoso - Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF)
Mrs. Selai Manuel - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Mr. Akila Abeyrathne - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Mr. Meuke Finauga - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Dr. Katy Soapi - Pacific Community (SPC)
Ms. Molly Powers - Pacific Community (SPC)
Mr. Anthony Talouli - Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
Mr. David Moverley - Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
Dr. Chinthaka Hewavitharane - USP mariculture and aquaculture expert
Mr. Kelly Brown - USP marine collections curator
Mr. Hans Wendt - International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Dr Matthias Obst - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr Craig Sherman - Deakin University, Australia
Dr Neil Davies - Gump South Pacific Research Station in Moorea, French Polynesia
Dr Christopher Meyer - Smithsonian Institution, USA
Dr Pier Luigi-Buttigieg - GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
Dr Pascal Hablützel - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium
Dr Nic Bax - CSIRO, Australia
Dr Frank Muller-Karger - University of South Florida, USA
Dr John Deck - Berkeley Natural History Museums, USA