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AI at HKU. Prof. Moriaki Yasuhara’s team uses AI to understand long-term changes in Hong Kong’s marine biodiversity and their drivers. Ostracods are used as a proxy for biodiversity, and the AI tool identifies 140 species of ostracods in sediment cores with >90% accuracy.

HKU science serves the community, helps local industry, preserves heritage and protects biodiversity. Biologists at the Swire Institute of Marine Science work with Hong Kong’s fish farmers and sea cucumber traders to start sea cucumber cultivation.

Moriaki Yasuhara & Dr Pedro Jimenez HKU School of Biological Sciences The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU & collaborators from National Chung Hsing University use #DNAbarcoding to identify a species of fiddler crab new to Hong Kong. #Climatechange thought to be the reason for range expansion. hku.hk/press/press-re…

Hong Kong is surrounded by the South China Sea and HKU’s Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) is dedicated to the study of the ocean. Diving is a key work skill for many of the SWIMS staff and students and it takes them to incredible locations, such as Sipadan in Malaysia.

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…

Using AI to see through time. Interview with Professor Moriaki Yasuhara and PhD student Hugo Jiamian Hu. They use AI to identify fossil ostracods – tiny crustaceans that lived thousands of years ago, sampled deep in the sea sediment. AI can do the identification much faster and

Invasive species are one the greatest threats to #biodiversity. The problem may be made worse if hybrids are involved because they are artificially selected in captivity for fast growth, resilience and wide dietary requirements. Little is known about the scale of the threat that

ESG – Beyond the Buzzwords. Understanding blue carbon. Reducing carbon footprint and combating climate change are cornerstones of ESG, and HKU research helps here too. Tiny seagrasses store carbon at a faster rate than rainforests, but we still know little about this ecosystem.

The Area of Ecology and #Biodiversity @ School of Biological Sciences @ HKU is recruiting a tenure-track /associate/assistant professor. #HongKong is an incredible place for #ecology research. Watch this video to see why. To apply: jobs.hku.hk/en/job/531611/…

Archaea are difficult to cultivate in the laboratory and we lack knowledge about their chemical communication with the environment. Research by team led by Prof Philip Yongxin Li: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Chairs & coordinating lead authors for the International Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) visited SWIMS last week, enjoying the facilities and the landscape. The visit was part of the workshop hosted by Prof Alice Hughes @ HKU School of Biological Sciences.

HKU - SWIMS & Xiamen University - MEL collaboration workshop started today. Scientists from two sister marine research institutions updated each other on their research & discussed how they can pool their strengths in future collaborations.

City of Shells, a documentary about the restoration of oyster reefs in #HongKong, has been released. Prof Bayden Russell’s research group at SWIMS, featured in the film, plays a key role in restoring Hong Kong’s oyster reefs. cityofshells.com

Marine algae, rich in proteins & essential nutrients, may soon be an important source of nutrition for humanity. SWIMS went diving for specimens of edible algae that may become part of a public exhibition. In the next post we share photos of species of algae we collected.

Meet the algae. Salads, medicine, paper, ice-cream… these are some of the uses, actual and potential, of the marine algae species that we collected diving last week. Each species has a story, and we are now experimenting with how to preserve them for public display.

🌊✨ Coral Spawning Season is Here! ✨🌊 #Corals in #HongKong are in the mood for love! 💖 This summer, they’re preparing for reproduction, a critical event for reef resilience. At SWIMS, our outdoor mesocosms allow us to observe coral spawning on shore.

A delegation from Sino Group, including Ms Nikki Ng, Non-Executive Director & Director of Philanthropy, came to SWIMS yesterday. They met #HongKong marine biodiversity at the Swire Coastal Outreach Hub, saw research facilities & residential quarters & enjoyed spectacular views!

Dr Xin Dang has discovered a previously unknown consequence of #globalwarming - induced ocean acidification: its effect on sex ratios in marine invertebrates. The paper was featured on the cover of Environmental Science & Technology.

Dr Jon Cybulski Dr. Jonathan Cybulski talks about the his latest paper: Historical Ecology of the Southern Central American Pacific Coast royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… #marinescience #HKU #centralamerica #sustainabledevelopment