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Saara Suominen

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eDNA sequencing library preparation training concluded in Fiji

In connection with the PacMAN project, an eDNA library preparation training was held at the USP campus. Kindly provided by the Deakin University in Australia, Dr. Morgan Ellis gave a hands-on training for the project manager, project assistant and technicians on the steps required to build a metabarcoding sequencing library. Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 4 months4 months ago
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PacMAN advisory board meeting 2023

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 perlucidum. A local advisory board meeting was held in December 2023, where the achievements and outcomes of the work were Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 1 year1 year ago
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PacMAN stakeholder work presented at the IODC conference

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 part of session 2: Community engagement and capacity development in data literacy. The presentation focused on the approach to stakeholder-led Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 2 years2 years ago
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PacMAN scientific training course online

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 learn about marine invasive species management, as well as read through the protocols used in the PacMAN monitoring program. The Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 2 years2 years ago
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Report available for the second PacMAN Scientific advisory board meeting

The second PacMAN scientific advisory board (SAB) meeting took place on the 20th of October 2022 as a virtual meeting. The report on what was discussed during the meeting is available here. Five scientific advisory board members joined in-person, while the remaining members were given a chance to comment on Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 2 years2 years ago
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Report available for the PacMAN onsite local stakeholder meeting

The PacMAN local advisory board meeting was held at USP campus on the 10 November 2022 in Suva, Fiji. The report of the meeting is now available. The meeting brought together 18 representatives of 8 different local stakeholder institutions working in the marine field of Fiji. The purpose of the Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 2 years2 years ago
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Succesful PacMAN scientific training course in Suva, Fiji

The PacMAN scientific course was a hybrid course with an initial introduction to the course topics held online on the OTGA platform. The on-site phase of the course lasted one week at the USP IAS campus in Suva Fiji. In total there were 21 course participants from 7 different stakeholder Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 2 years2 years ago
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PacMAN takes part in an invasive species workshop in Tahiti

The PacMAN project manager Joape Ginigini took part in an invasive species workshop in Tahiti  titled Marine Biosecurity Research And Management For French Polynesia And The South Pacific Region. His excellency the President of French Polynesia Edouard Fritch (pictured in the center holding a blue file) opened the workshop.  The overall objectives of the Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 3 years3 years ago
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PacMAN scientific training course announced

The first PacMAN scientific training course is announced. This hybrid course containing both online and on-site training will develop the capacity of local stakeholders in Fiji in marine biosecurity and the use of molecular methods in monitoring marine biodiversity. The course will be hosted on the Ocean Teacher Global Academy Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 3 years2 years ago
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PacMAN presented at invasive alien species consultations for IAS Policy Review

The PacMAN project was presented at the GEF 6 Invasive Alien Species consultations on the IAS Policy Review and the National Invasive Species Framework and Strategic Plan (NISFSAP) validations at the Outrigger Resort from the 12th to 13th of May. Mr. Joape Ginigini (Project Manager) highlighted the project’s history, design Read more…

By Saara Suominen, 3 years3 years ago

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PacMAN is a 3-year (2020-2023) project funded by the Flanders Government, through the Flanders UNESCO Trust Fund (FUST) for the support of UNESCO’s activities in the field of Science, and co-funded by the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.

Photos via Unsplash by Reilly Durfy, Jonas Kernwein,  NOAA, Marek Okon, Nicolas Weldingh and Janis Rozenfelds.


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