The full PacMAN advisory board will come together on the 14.9.2021 to adopt the PacMAN monitoring plan for the next two years. This includes local stakeholders as well as international scientific experts and the Flanders UNESCO Science Trust Fund (FUST). This meeting will mark the start of the trial sampling Read more…
PacMAN has been promoted by a news item in USP news. You can read it now here. In addition a facebook page has been launched for PacMAN communication and questions.
The scientific workshop of PacMAN was an online event, fostering discussions between 10 scientists who are experts in environmental DNA, marine biosecurity and data management, as well as the PacMAN project team. The online format allowed participation from several different continents, across multiple timezones. Due to a lack of previous Read more…
After short delays this year, we are excited to get started with the scientific development of the PacMAN project. The external scientific committee will meet with the coordinating team to discuss the current best practices in invasive species monitoring. The issues around sampling, molecular work, data analysis and data management Read more…
The project will develop a national invasive species monitoring system as well as an early-warning decision-support tool for Pacific SIDS, offering a user-friendly dashboard indicating the potential presence of invasive species (including pathogens and pest species) or risk of invasions to support local management. The project will achieve this goal Read more…
The PacMAN advisory board composed of key stakeholders and scientific experts will meet for the first time between 12-14 May 2020. Venue: University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Programme: 11 May 2020: Pre-meeting with OBIS secretariat and USP team12 May 2020: Advisory Board meeting: stakeholders + experts13-14 May 2020: Read more…