UNCW Global Marine Science Mini-Summit:
Virtual Symposia and Panel Discussion
November 4, 2021
Welcome remarks
Live UNCW expert presentations
Live Q&A session
The UNC Wilmington’s Center for Marine Science was delighted to host the UNCW Global Marine Science Mini-Summit: Virtual Symposia and Panel Discussion as part of this year’s All Blue Week activities. This event, a precursor to the 3rd Global Marine Science Summit scheduled for Spring 2022, featured pre-recorded presentations on blue economy topics given by international scientists and a live panel facilitated by UNCW experts. Presentations related to aquaculture and mariculture, biotechnology and marine pharmaceuticals, coastal resiliency, and recreation and tourism are online (click names below to view speaker info and video presentation). Viewers were invited to post questions for our experts; submitted questions were answered during a public forum to be held 2-4 p.m. on November 4th at the Center for Marine Science.
Live Q&A and written responses to questions we were unable to get to during the live event can be found here! View international and UNCW expert presentations here.
Welcome
- Ken Halanych: Executive Director, Center for Marine Science
Invited International Speakers
- Aileen Tan Shau Hwai
Center for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Putting Blue Food On The Table - Md. Tofazzal Islam
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Harnessing Probiotics and Marine Bioresources for Sustainable Aquaculture in Bangladesh - Benjamin Naman
Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
From the Ocean to the Clinic – Marine Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
- Julian Valderrama
Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Caribe, Colombia
Relationships Between Coral Reef Complexity and Ecosystem Services at
Caribbean Oceanic Islands, Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, Colombia
UNCW faculty experts
- Md. Shah Alam
Research Associate Professor, Center for Marine Science
Finfish Mariculture for a Blue Economy: Development of environmentally friendly, cost-effective and nutritionally balanced alternative protein-based diets for high value marine fish culture in recirculating aquaculture system - Martin Posey
Professor of Biology, Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Shellfish Research at UNCW: From Aquaculture to Shorelines - Peter Schuhmann
Professor of Economics, Cameron School of Business
Non-Market Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services as a Basis for Investment in Blue Economies - Thomas Williamson
Yousry Sayed Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Marine Natural Products Drug Discovery at UNCW
The UNCW Global Marine Science Summit is sponsored by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.