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  • 2nd World Conference on Marine Biodiversity Held
    The 2nd World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB) was co-held by the University of Aberdeen and University of St Andrews in Aberdeen, Scotland (UK) on September 26-30.
      Themed as “Our Oceans, Our future”, the conference attracted more than 900...
    Oct 13, 2011
  • 5th Asian-Link Workshop on Natural Products Chemistry Held in IOCAS
    The 5th Asian-Link Workshop on Natural Products Chemistry was held by the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) in China's Qingdao city on September 18-21.
      More than 30 representatives at home and broad attended the workshop, ...
    Oct 10, 2011
  • NPOCE SSC-11 Meeting Held in Qingdao
    The NPOCE SSC Meeting convened by Prof. Dunxin Hu was held successfully on Sep. 26 in Qingdao, which brought together 9 SSC members at home and abroad. Dr. Wenju Cai, the CLIVAR Pacific Panel Chair from the CSIRO of Australia, also attended the meeting....
    Oct 08, 2011
  • IOCAS Improves Seed Selecting and Breeding Technology for Apostichopus Japonicus
    Sea cucumber apostichopus japonicus, a member of Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, is an epibenthile species inhabiting the temperate zone along Asian coasts. It is of great economic significance for coastal provinces in China. However, the slow growth, fre...Sea cucumber apostichopus japonicus, a member of Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, is an epibenthile species inhabiting the temperate zone along Asian coasts. It is of great economic significance for coastal provinces in China. However, the slow growth, fre...
    Sep 28, 2011
  • Oceanographic Eddies Helped Form China Blooms
    In 2008, millions of tons of algae blanketed the Yellow Sea off the coast of Qingdao, China, threatening to foil sailing events at the summer Olympics. Using satellite images of the sea, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of E...In 2008, millions of tons of algae blanketed the Yellow Sea off the coast of Qingdao, China, threatening to foil sailing events at the summer Olympics. Using satellite images of the sea, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of E...
    Aug 26, 2011
  • A Large Number of Jellyfish Found in Coastal Waters of Qingdao
    In July, the team of the jellyfish “973” project found that a large number of large jellyfish appeared in the coastal waters of Qingdao, including the species of Nemopilema nomurai, Aurelia aurita, Cyanea nozaki, which were also three typical large je...In July, the team of the jellyfish “973” project found that a large number of large jellyfish appeared in the coastal waters of Qingdao, including the species of Nemopilema nomurai, Aurelia aurita, Cyanea nozaki, which were also three typical large je...
    Aug 02, 2011
  • IOCAS Delegation Visits Marine Research Institutes of Plymouth and Southampton
    A delegation headed by SUN Song, director of Institute of Oceanology, CAS (IOCAS) paid a visit to the marine institutes of Plymouth and Southampton in Britain on June 20-24, 2011, laying a solid foundation for further cooperation between IOCAS and the i...
    Jul 07, 2011
  • IOCAS and UoPMI Signed Coorperation Memorandum
    SUN Song, director of Institute of Oceanology, CAS (IOCAS) and Martin Attrill, director of Marine Institute, University of Plymouth (UoPMI) signed coorperation memorandum on the research vessel 'Falcon Spirit' at British Plymouth Bay on June 21, 2011.
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    Jul 01, 2011