Asian Fish Biodiversity Conference 2014

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Sampling at Constructed Wetland, USM Engineering Campus

On the 19th October, we were given an opportunity to help 28 undergraduate students with their field work for BAT 201 (Limnology) class. We departed from USM at 8.00 am  and headed to USM Engineering Campus where the constructed wetland area was located. Our arrival was greatly welcomed by the River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC) staff. They served us some breakfast and brief us regarding REDAC and the constructed wetland area which were managed by them.  

having breakfast before sampling

briefing session 

We started sampling at 9.30 am. All parameters which includes DO, TDS, temperature, depth, pH, conductivity were measured at five different areas. We also took water samples (triplicate) at each area for water quality analysis in the laboratory. 

During Sampling process

We finished sampling at 1.00 pm and headed back to campus with an enjoyable experience. We would like to thank REDAC staffs for their hospitality during our presence there. Looking forward for our cooperation again next time.

cheers.~

Farewell & best of luck..

Congratulations to our Ph.D candidate Mr. Mohamed Mohamed Alsull and M.Sc. candidate Mr. Chan Jiang Wei for your graduation. As you guys move into new venture, may luck and success always be with you.

Cheers.~

USM Microalgae Culture Collection

After several months, we managed to isolate 13 species of microalgae consist of 7 freshwater species and 6 marine species from different environment. It should be enough to start our own microalgae culture collection. The list of the species as stated below :

Freshwater :   

   Chlamydomonas sp.

Chlorococcum sp.

Leptolyngbya sp.

Micractinium sp.

Scenedesmus bijugatus

Synechococcus sp. 

Microcystis sp.

Marine :

Chlorella salina

Cylindrotheca closterium

Isochrysis maritima

Navicula distans

Nitzschia lorenziana

Nitzschia panduriformis

microalgae culture collection in liquid media

 green microalgae

 golden-brown microalgae

 cyanobacteria

diatom

Hopefully, we can add several more species in coming months

cheers.~

:: Lab Visit from UiTM students ::

On 27th December 2012 and 7th January 2013, we welcomed Mr. Syazwan and his students from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Penang to our lab to share some information on algae culture for their final year projects.

Mr. Syazwan and his students

 Even though it was a short visit, we hope that the students managed to acquire some knowledge in which they can apply in their project. We are looking forward to our future collaborations; feel free to visit us again next time.

Cheers

:: New Culture Room ::

At last, our micro algae got a new home, and it is definitely bigger than before.

Working chamber

Laminar flow 

Culture racks with fluorescent light

Growth chamber for polar species 

With this new culture room and our existing expertise, we are planning to create our own micro algae culture collection. Hopefully, everything will go according to the plan.

Cheers

:: New Member ::

We, the members of USM Plankton Lab are very happy to welcome Dr. Sharifah as the new member of USM Plankton Lab. We look forward to working with you and we wish you all the best.

Name: Syarifah Rahmah Syed Muhammad

Position: Post Doctoral Fellow

Institution: Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, USM

Research: Fish Nutrition, fish breeding, fish culture