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Discovering New Marine Species
NEW - Preliminary Documents from Discovery Corridor Initiative workshop held in St. Andrews, February 2007.
Just Released - OBI'07 conference portal
Long Term and Large Scale Management of Marine Biodiversity
Information at The Biological Station Helgoland, Germany (February 28- March 6, 2005)
International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management
ALTER-Net - A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network
New data-sharing partnership in the Gulf of Maine
CMB now has video - Go to our Photo Gallery to see new videos of Passamaquoddy Bay from Maria Buzeta and Mike Strong.
CMB Board Member Mr. Rob North winner of 2003 APICS/Canpolar Science Communication Award
2004 MIDI Polychaete Identification Workshop (October 2004). Check out details at the MIDI Website.
International Maritime Organization adopts ballast water convention (February 2004)
Canada Ratified United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Genetic Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems - Online conference
The Census of Marine Life International Launch
Marine Biodiversity Essay Contest - 2004
Atlantic Reference Centre Received GBIF Funding
Virtual
exhibit of the coastal ecology of Atlantic Canada,
specifically Nova Scotia
Canada Establishes its first Marine Protected Area
New Poster - Hydroid Biodiversity in Atlantic Canada (print version) (view onscreen version)
New website for biodiversity related funding
Graduate Scholarships and Faculty Fellowships at The Huntsman Marine Science Centre
Deep-Sea Corals of Atlantic Canada - Website Release - a CMB-hosted site
Marine Fish Diversity on the Scotian Shelf (Shackell and Frank, 2003) - CMB-funded primary publication now available.
BIODAQUA Website Release - EU/Canada Education Exchange Program
Study Opportunities at Huntsman Marine Science Centre
CMB Posters now available for free downloading
Atlas of Groundfish Spawning in the Bay of Fundy (Local Knowledge and Local Stocks)
Update of the eseFDee Marine Science Portal
Discovering New Marine Species
For the past five years, a Fisheries and Oceans Canada team from the Centre for Marine Biodiversity, located at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has been on an exciting voyage of discovery to locate and learn about deep-water coral colonies. Would you like to learn more about this topic? Please have a look at the following article: “ Discovering New Marine Species" recently published on the DFO Science Website. Please don’t hesitate to share it with your network. If you have any questions or comments about it, please contact Geneviève Marquis at (613) 990-1501 or at marquisg@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Story available at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/Story/maritimes/new_marine_species_e.htm
Visit the new site that provides information and resources pertaining to the Ocean Biodiversity Informatics conference to be held Oct. 2-4 2007 at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management
ICES has decided to co-sponsor the International Conference on Marine Biodiversity Data Management and by this mail you are encouraged to participate. On the conference website http://www.vliz.be/obi you will find the f irst announcement and call for papers invit ing contributors to submit abstracts prior to 31 August 2004, and to my knowledge a second call will be announced soon - opening up for a later deadline for abstract submission. The conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany , from 29 November to 1 December 2004 and the objectives of the conference are to:
- Learn how and why researchers have used large-scale marine biodiversity databases to make major discoveries about the functioning and state of ocean ecosystems ;
- Bring together biological data managers to discuss the present state, and progress, in this field since the meetings in Hamburg (1996) and Brussels (2002) ;
- Discuss standards and protocols for data exchange. Take note of new developments such as Distributed Generic Information Retrieval (DiGIR) and OBIS, and discuss how this will influence biological data management in general ;
- Provide an opportunity for biological data managers to find out what is happening at IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres and marine research agencies from around the world ;
- Discuss potential gaps and overlaps in the taxonomic and geographic scope of existing data systems. How can we, as a community, ensure that we are covering the whole field, and that no taxonomic groups are left behind? How can we make maximal use of resources, and avoid overlaps?
- How do we integrate data from separate databases into large datasets that will enable us to provide answers on the global cover and long time scales that we need?
New data-sharing partnership in the Gulf of Maine
Portland Press Herald
April 24, 2004
American and Canadian researchers met in Woods Hole, Mass., Friday to work
on a new data-sharing project that will make scientific information about
the Gulf of Maine more accessible than ever to researchers and the public.
Using a special Internet portal, scientists, teachers, fishermen or anyone
else with an interest in the Gulf of Maine will be able to combine and
analyze information on fish, water temperature, ocean currents, the
geography of the sea floor, and other oceanographic topics in ways they
never have been able to before.
Interested in trends in shrimp populations over the past 10 years? Ask the
Internet server to fetch information on shrimp trawls and water temperature.
Want to predict what lobster populations might be like in a few years? Ask
for information on ocean currents and the early life stages of lobsters. The
latest data from more than a dozen research institutions will be collected
and dropped at your virtual doorstep. Overlay it with information on
temperature or geography, or create a map, chart or graphic.
"The real treasure is in being able to combine these pieces of information
in order to build a much more comprehensive understanding of how the Gulf of
Maine works," said Evan Richert, program director for the Gulf of Maine
Census of Marine Life at the University of Southern Maine.
Richert coordinated the meeting Friday of about 20 scientists working on the
project at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole.
Researchers have been collecting data on the Gulf of Maine for years. But as
soon as it's collected, the data often becomes "stranded," Richert said. At
the same time, the amount of new information is exploding, thanks to sensors
and other innovative technologies that are making it easier to explore the
seas.
The new project, called the Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership, is not the
first to try to make all of this information more accessible and useful to
the researchers who need it. The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, for
example, has been making real-time information on water temperature, wind
speed, waves and other oceanographic measurements available on the Internet
since 2001.
Being able to share data in meaningful ways is more important than ever now
that the Gulf of Maine Census of Marine Life project is trying to summarize
what's known about the oceanography, flora and fauna of the Gulf of Maine.
The project is part of a larger, global effort to understand the diversity
and abundance of life in the seas.
The National Marine Fisheries Service in the United States and the Bedford
Institute of Oceanography in Canada have been doing trawl surveys of the
fisheries for decades, Richert noted. But it's hard to gain access to that
research in a way that it can be combined with other data - information on
ocean currents, water temperature and the geography of the sea floor - for a
big-picture look at what's going on in the ocean.
"Even though the data has been collected very routinely for 30 or 40 years,
it really wasn't available," Richert said. "So one question is, how do you
liberate some of those data sets to be used in new and intriguing ways? The
second question is, is there new data not dreamed of 10 years ago?"
George Lapointe, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources,
said there's been a lot of cooperation among Gulf of Maine researchers over
the years, but the new partnership will broaden and institutionalize that
cooperation.
"It will allow a more sophisticated exploration of issues affecting
fisheries and issues affecting the ecosystem," he said.
PARTICIPATING GROUPS
Here are the organizations in the United States and Canada that will be
participating in the new Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership, a
data-sharing project that will make scientific information about the Gulf of
Maine more accessible to researchers and the public:
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans
Centre Centre for Marine Biodiversity
Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis, University of New Hampshire
Coastal Services Center, NOAA
Environmental Protection Agency, Atlantic Ecology Division
Gulf of Maine Census of Marine Life
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
Huntsman Marine Science Centre and its Atlantic Reference Centre
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
St. Andrews Biological Station, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
Wells National Marine Research Reserve
Woods Hole Field Center, U.S. Geological Survey
To observe regional geographic data in real time, go to www.gomoos.org. To
find out more about the Census of Marine Life, visit www.coml.org
CMB Board Member Mr. Rob North winner of 2003 APICS/Canpolar Science Communication Award
Journalist Rob
North of the CBS, Halifax has been honoured with the 2003 APICS/Canpolar
Science Communication Award for his reporting while on board the CCGS
Hudson during the 2003 fall cruise. Mr. North was able to report first
hand the discovery of the Lophelia coral reefs at the Stone Fence and
brought a number of other science issues to the public.
International Maritime Organization adopts ballast water convention
An international convention to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species carried by ships' ballast water was adopted by the International Maritime Organization. The IMO is the United Nations agency responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution from ships. The IMO announcement is at: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=848&doc_id=3475
The convention will enter into force 12 months after ratification by 30 countries, representing 35 per cent of world merchant shipping tonnage.
The convention will require all ships to implement and record their compliance with a ballast water and sediments management plan. All ships constructed after 2009 will be required to carry out and record their compliance with ballast water management procedures set to a given performance standard. Ships constructed before 2009 will be required to do the same, but after phase-in period. The performance standard is based on the total volume of viable organisms of two different size ranges, per cubic meter discharged. Additional standards are set for three indicator microorganisms that are dangerous to human health. Ballast water exchange is likely to be the most commonly used management option in the near future and during the phase-in periods. Ballast water exchange is defined in the convention as a 95% exchange of ballast water by volume, or flushing tanks three times in designated ballast water exchange zones in the ocean.
Countries that sign onto the convention will also be bound by requirements to:
- Establish reception facilities for tank sediments
- Promote and facilitate research and monitoring
- Cooperate with other countries who require technical assistance
- Survey and certify ships, and allow detailed ship inspections by port inspectors
As the impacts of this convention are discussed, there are likely to be questions surrounding the interpretation of many requirements including alternate management provisions (such as the ability of countries to set more stringent standards and timelines), lengthy phase-in periods; approval and use of chemical control options; concerns with permitting alternate ballast water exchange zones, and; specific ship exemptions.
Canada Ratified United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
NEWS RELEASE: November 6, 2003 (4:30 p.m. EST) No. 171
The Government of Canada today announced that Canada is ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham will sign Canada's instrument of ratification on November 6, 2003, and it will be deposited with the UN Secretary-General immediately thereafter.
UNCLOS is the culmination of decades of international negotiations. It provides the framework for international oceans law, governing many aspects of oceans affairs, from fisheries and navigation to marine pollution and scientific research.
"By ratifying UNCLOS, we are affirming our belief in the application of the rule of law to our oceans," said Minister Graham. "UNCLOS ratification will provide a strong foundation for Canada to continue its collaborative and innovative approach to oceans issues."
Ratification of the Convention will allow Canada to enjoy the benefits of UNCLOS, including acquisition of the means to delimit the outer edge of its continental shelf. Canada is also gaining a voice in UNCLOS institutions, such as the International Seabed Authority. Canada will now be able to speak on oceans issues on an equal footing with its peers and participate in decisions of importance to Canada.
"UNCLOS will strengthen international cooperation in the sustainable development of natural resources in a way that balances our common economic, social and environmental goals," said Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Robert Thibault. "Canada is committed to marine conservation, partnership and greater scientific understanding of Canada's oceans."
"Ratification of UNCLOS opens the door for Canada to secure international recognition of the full extent of our vast continental shelf, which is one of the world's richest in seabed resources," said Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal. "Canada is committed to the sustainable development of our natural resources, contributing to their economic importance and to a strong society and communities."
Canada will also ratify the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Part XI deals with the mineral resources of the deep seabed. At the time of ratification, Canada will also file a declaration with the UN Secretary-General regarding its choice of dispute settlement forums for disputes arising under the Convention.
UNCLOS entered into force in 1994 and is one of the world's most widely accepted treaties. Canada's ratification brings the number of parties to 144.
Backgrounder
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the defining document of international oceans law. It has been in force since November 16, 1994. Its 157 signatories and 144 parties (now with Canada) include all major developed countries.
The Convention is the "constitution" of the oceans and governs many aspects of oceans affairs, ranging from fisheries and navigation to marine pollution and scientific research. It also has provisions on binding, compulsory dispute settlement procedures, and sets out the means by which a state is to delimit the outer edge of its continental shelf. Canada has one of the largest continental shelves in the world.
UNCLOS has been supplemented
by two implementing agreements. The 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation
of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contains
provisions on deep seabed mining. Canada will also ratify Part XI of the
Agreement at the same time it ratifies UNCLOS. The Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
of December 10, 1982, relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling
Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, more commonly known as the
1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFA), elaborates on the subject
matter suggested by its title. Canada became a party to UNFA on August
3, 1999. Canada views both of these agreements as necessary additions
to the 1982 Convention.
Ratification of UNCLOS will allow Canada to enjoy the benefits provided
under the Convention. Canada will now speak on an equal footing with its
peers regarding oceans issues. It will also be able to play a role in
UNCLOS institutions making decisions of relevance to Canada, such as the
International Seabed Authority. In addition, Canadian candidates will
be eligible for positions with other UNCLOS bodies, such as the Commission
on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and the International Tribunal
for the Law of the Sea.
At the time of ratification, Canada will also file a declaration with the UN Secretary-General regarding its choice of dispute settlement forums for disputes arising under the Convention. Canada has chosen to submit disputes either to arbitration or to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Census of Marine Life news archives.
Atlantic Reference Centre Received GBIF Funding
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), under its Digitisation of Natural History Collections program, has awarded funding to the Atlantic Reference Centre (ARC) for the project "Quality Assessment and Quality Control of the Atlantic Reference Centre Museum Database for On-Line Availability". This support will augment past CMB seed money for QA/QC of the database, and will greatly increase the value of the database for the various ARC Internet biodiversity information partnerships and commitments. The funding period is September 2003 to December 2004.
The ARC, established in 1984, is a department of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, established in 1969 as a nonprofit consortium of universities, DFO, and other partners dedicated to marine research and education. The ARC maintains a research museum of Canadian Atlantic marine organisms, with extensive holdings of specimens for these waters. All catalogued holdings are digitized in the geo-referenced museum database (currently 126,925 records). This excellent taxonomic, geographic, and historic coverage of the Canadian Atlantic marine fauna has enabled the ARC to become a major Internet provider of biodiversity information. However, the history of digitization has resulted in a clear need for QA/QC of the museum database. The GBIF support will enable thorough database QA/QC, greatly enhancing data interoperability, exchange, and sharing.
Virtual
exhibit of the coastal ecology of Atlantic Canada,
specifically Nova Scotia
The Virtual Museum
of Canada, in relation with the Nova Scotia Museum
of Natural History, has just added a new virtual exhibit to it's
collection which deals with the coastal ecology of Atlantic Canada,
specifically Nova Scotia. It features 9 virtual 3D creatures you can
control on your computer (fun for everyone!), a creature selector that
can help you identify up to 100 common organisms you may find on the
sea shore, thought provoking discussions on issues affecting the
coastal environment, and descriptions of coastal habitats, all
accompanied with numerous colour images. The content is aimed at the
junior high to high school age group, but anyone interested in this
topic will probably find something of use. The website address is:
http://www.seasidelive.ca/oceansliveEnglish/index.html
Canada Establishes its first Marine Protected Area
Mar 7 - The Honorable
Robert G. Thibault, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced the
establishment of Canada's first Marine Protected Area (MPA), the Endeavour
Hydrothermal Vents Area, southwest of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
The Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents are home to 12 species of marine life
that do not exist anywhere else in the world, and 60 species unique to
the Juan
de Fuca Ridge system. "The Endeavour Vents is an important area for
scientific researchers around the world," stated Dr. Kim Juniper,
Associate Professor at University of Quebec in Montreal and member of
the Endeavour research team. "This is a unique biological area where
new species have been recently discovered."
Establishing MPAs
is a key activity of Canada's
Oceans Strategy , which was released last year by Minister Thibault.
This designation puts in place enforceable
regulations to protect the area and its marine organisms, while encouraging
continued scientific study and research of the ecosystem. "The designation
of the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents as a Marine Protected Area is an important
step towards the creation of a national system of Marine Protected Areas
which will enable Canada to take its place on the world stage as a protector
of marine ecosystems for the benefit of Canadians and other nations,"
Minister Thibault added.
There are currently 13 areas being considered for designation as Marine Protected Areas on Canada's three coasts, including the Gully, one of the deepest submarine canyons in the western North Atlantic, located approximately 200 kilometers from Nova Scotia. In the southern Beaufort Sea, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Inuvialuit, and industry are assessing an MPA for critical beluga whale habitats.
Background materials, photos and the Minister's speech are available on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans website .
Note: MPAs will figure prominently at the AFS Annual Meeting this year in Quebec City. A special symposium on Aquatic Protected Areas will be presented on Monday and Tuesday. More...
See this new website for biodiversity related funding:
http://www.biodiv.org/financial/forums.aspx.
The full-text of the notification
is available on the Convention on
Biological Diversity Web site at:
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/notifications/2003/ntf-2003-41-fin-en.pdf
General information on Financial
Resources and Mechanism is available on
the Convention on Biological Diversity web site at:
http://www.biodiv.org/financial/.
Graduate
Scholarships and Faculty Fellowships
at The Huntsman Marine Science Centre
St Andrews,
Canada
30th April 2003 application deadline
Canadian University Faculty Fellowships
Open to a member of faculty at any Canadian university who has not received this award previously. Value: $2,000 only tenable at HMSC in 2003.
Graduate student scholarships
- R. C. Frazee McGill Scholarship. Open to registered graduate student at University of McGill. Value: $500 only tenable at HMSC in 2003.
- R. C. Frazee UNB Scholarship.Open to registered graduate student at University of New Brunswick. Value: $500 only tenable at HMSC in 2003. Apply through the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3.
- W. B. Scott Scholarship in Ichthyology. Open to registered graduate student at any university. Value: $500 only tenable at HMSC in 2003.
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2003!
- R. C. Frazee HMSC Scholarship. Open to a registered graduate student at any university. Faculty may also apply in anticipation of funding a research student. Value: $500 only tenable at HMSC in 2003.
- Atlantic Reference Centre HMSC Scholarship. Open to a registered graduate student at any university who uses the specimen collections at the ARC. Value: $500 only tenable at HMSC in 2003.
- Awards may be spent in using HMSC facilities, including laboratories, boat time, accommodation, and meals. They may not be used for travel to and from HMSC.
Applications
- summary proposed research, including dates and facilities required
- contact details (postal, email, telephone, fax)
- curriculum vitae
- letter of support from supervisor if a graduate student.
Send applications to:
Dr. Benjamin S. Forward
University Programmes Coordinator, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre,
1 Lower Campus Road, St Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada E5B 2L7.
Fax: +1-506-529 1212;
Email: bforward@huntsmanmarine.ca
Launching of the NEW OceanPortal
The new OceanPortal now provides you with a fast and powerful search tool
for web-based content related to ocean data and information. The new OceanPortal
has visited and indexed all 3000+ web sites included in the OceanPortal
catalogue (2 levels deep). This has resulted in close to 1 million indexed
files! You will find the search engine fast and powerful. The 'crawler'
indexes html files, MS-Word (.doc) documents, Acrobat PDF (.pdf files)
and PHP files. As is the case for all IOC services and products, the OceanPortal
is and will remain a free service for the ocean science and service community.
Please visit the Ocean
Portal for further information.
The Bergen Advanced Training Site in Marine Ecology (BATMARE)
The Bergen Advanced Training Site in Marine Ecology (BATMARE) is a "Marie Curie Training Site" funded by the European Commission and hosted by the University of Bergen, Norway. BATMARE offers interdisciplinary doctoral education and training through research on marine processses, ecosystems and interactions, covering the range from microbial ecology to macroplankton and fish, and from physical and organismal processes to ecosystem dynamics.
PhD students enrolled in universities from member states of the European Union are invited to apply for fellowships (3-12 months) to conduct research and/or follow courses at BATMARE as part of their PhD studies.
Further information and application form available from www.ifm.uib.no/batmare
As a complement
to other information portals being developed in DFO, the GeoPortal's goal
is to facilitate the development of the knowledge worker through an open
geospatial portal capability that enables the integration of various DFO
information holdings through their georeference. The GeoPortal does not
provide a single centralized data warehouse, but integrates information
at the source and adds capability to store value-added information through
a GeoPortal data mart.
The GeoPortal also aims to be an enabling agent to facilitate the inclusion
of geospatial contents and geospatial services in DFO and related community
portals. A community portal being defined as a portal addressing the information
requirements of a specific target community such as habitat management,
marine services, etc. The GeoPortal can be also used by the community
portal developers to target specific geospatial contents and services
to include in their own portal.
The GeoPortal is part of the Marine component of the Canadian Geospatial
Data Infrastructure (CGDI) and is based on an open, standards and web-based
service architecture, which means that users can access a variety of data-related
services through the Portal. These evolving services are distributed in
that they can run on different machines and access data from different
data sources. The architecture is based on open international specifications,
which allows for interoperability of data formats and data processes through
standard well defined interfaces. The development of the GeoPortal has
been led by Engineering Development, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Ottawa,
and is sponsored by DFO Science and GeoConnections - the national program
to develop CGDI.
You are invited
to explore the DFO GeoPortal and associated tutorial documentation and
links at the following URL: http://geoportal.chs-shc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/.
If you have any questions about the GeoPortal or have any difficulties
operating the application, please contact the GeoPortal
Administrator.
Larger scale hydrographic data layers will be made available at a later
date; access to this data is currently being arranged.
NSIS Panel Discussion on Bioinvasions, February 3
Nova Scotian Institute of Science will be hosting a public panel discussion entitled "Introduction of Exotic Species and Biological Methods in Pest Management" on Monday, February 3rd, 7:30 p.m. at the Guptill Theater, Room 117, Sir James Dunn Building, Dalhousie University. All are welcome.
Panelists include: Andrea Locke,
Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries
and Oceans, Moncton; Bill Freedman, Professor and Chair of the Department
of
Biology, Dalhousie University; and Glen Sampson, Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
The
panel will be moderated by Gretchen Fitzgerald of the Ecology Action Centre.
Biological invasions have been
ranked as the second greatest threat to biodiversity on this planet. Bioinvaders
can disrupt ecosystems by preying on native species, out-competing native
species for food and space, or altering habitat. Some bioinvaders cause
diseases which native species have not evolved the ability to withstand.
Bioinvaders like the West Nile virus can even represent a threat to human
health. In addition to ecological damage, biological invaders have significant
economic impacts; it is estimated that bioinvaders cost the Canadian economy
billions of dollars per year. Once a bioinvader has become established,
it is often difficult - if not impossible - to eradicate.
Some bioinvaders present in
Atlantic Canada include purple loosestrife, brown
spruce longhorn beetle, green crab, and the oyster-killing parasite MSX.
What
are the effects of the presence of these species on ecosystems? How do
we prevent more bioinvaders from arriving? And, once here, how do we mitigate
damage to the environment and the economy? Is biocontrol, or the release
of organisms that will limit the spread of bioinvaders, the answer? The
Nova Scotian Institute of Science, in collaboration with the Ecology Action
Centre, has asked local experts to discuss the ecological impacts of bioinvasions
and provide possible
solutions.
For further information, please email Gretchen Fitzgerald or contact her at 453-9228
To find out more about NSIS, see the website
