The Fun Way to Learn Marine Biodiversity and Its Research using Molecular Genetic
On October 4-6, 2019, Magister Program of Udayana University (UNUD) and Yayasan Biodiversitas Indonesia (BIONESIA), collaborated with Indonesian Biodiversity research Center (IBRC) and Marine Biodiversity Project (DMBP)-Diponegoro University held a biodiversity assesstment workshop entitled “Advance Molecular Genetic Methods for Biodiversity Assessment”. This workshop is part of the PEER Science project supported by USAID. The workshop located at IBRC’s Marine Field Station, Pemuteran-Bali, and aims to introduce the techniques to assess and measure biodiversity. It also aims to introduce the newest molecular genetic methods called Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Participants of this training program were the students, staff, and lecturer of Udayana University, and also researchers from several local institutions, including Loka Tuna Fisheries Research, Balai Besar Penelitian dan Pengembangan Budidaya Laut-Gondol (BBPPBL-Gondol) and West Bali National Park (TNBB).
The workshop is divided into different agendas, including visitation to Gondol research center (BBPPBL-Gondol), class study, field sampling, samples preparation and preservation. Class study materials were given by the research staff of BIONESIA. On the first day of the workshop, the participants visited Gondol Research Center and introduced about the marine farming techniques on several organisms, including abalone, clam, sea cucumber, grouper and tuna. On the next day, the participants were invited to participate in the field activities, such as ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures) recovery and eDNA sampling.
The workshop is divided into different agendas, including visitation to Gondol research center (BBPPBL-Gondol), class study, field sampling, samples preparation and preservation. Class study materials were given by the research staff of BIONESIA. On the first day of the workshop, the participants visited Gondol Research Center and introduced about the marine farming techniques on several organisms, including abalone, clam, sea cucumber, grouper and tuna. On the next day, the participants were invited to participate in the field activities, such as ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures) recovery and eDNA sampling.
