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OPENING CEREMONY |
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09.40 |
Welcome Speech - Dr. Mitrasen Bhikajee, Director, Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
| 09.40 |
10.00 |
Keynote Address - Dr. Nick D’Adamo, Head of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (Perth Office) |
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Launching of NOSF 2009 and AMESD Regional Training Workshop on Physical Oceanography and Remote Sensing |
| 10.00 |
10.10 |
Award Ceremony |
| 10.10 |
10.40 |
TEA BREAK & POSTER SESSION |
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SESSION 1:OCEAN MAPPING AND MODELLING
Chairperson: Mr. M. Beebeejaun, Deputy Director, Mauritius Meteorological Services
Rapporteur: Dr. R. Bhagooli, Lecturer, University of Mauritius
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TITLE |
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AFFILIATION |
10.40 |
11.00 |
1 |
A geospatial computation on the limits of the continental shelf in the region of the Mascarene Plateau |
M.R. Badal, B.A. Motah, H. Runghen, A. Rawat and V. Ramchandur |
Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
11.00 |
11.15 |
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A comparative study of numerical simulation of tsunamigenic waves propagation and inundation in Rodrigues Island |
M.R. Badal and A. Rawat |
Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
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SESSION 2: AQUACULTURE
Chairperson: Mr. M. Munbodh, Director of Fisheries, Ministry of Agro Industry, Food Production and Security
Rapporteur: Mrs. M. Koonjul, Scientific Officer, Ministry of Agro Industry, Food Production and Security |
11.15 |
11.30 |
3 |
An overview on the status of the culture of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium. rosenbergii, in Mauritius |
R. Hassea, K. Ramsaha and H. Baccus |
Ministry of Agro Industry, Food Production and Security |
11.30 |
11.45 |
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Preliminary studies on Potential for Pearl Culture in Mauritius |
O. Sadasing |
Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
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SESSION 3: COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
Chairperson: Mrs. D. S. Lan Ng Yun Wing, Director, Dept. of Environment
Rapporteur: Mrs. N. Soogun, Environment Officer, Ministry of Environment and NDU |
11.45 |
12.00 |
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Ex situ coral culture: a response strategy for coping with climate change |
K. R. Moothien Pillay, S. Bacha Gian, V. Bhoyroo |
Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
12.00 |
12.15 |
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Prediction of recurrences of mass coral bleaching / mortality and vulnerability of reef-building corals to climate change in Mauritian and Japanese waters |
R. Bhagooli 1P, C. Sheppard 2
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1 Dept of Biosciences, Fac.of Science, Univ of Mauritius.
2 Dept of Biol. Sciences, Univ of Warwick. |
12.15 |
12.30 |
7 |
A study on encrusting organisms inhabiting rocky shores within the Port limit of Port-Louis |
J.Charles 1p, C. Appadoo 1 and A. Poonyth 2 |
1 Dept. of Biosciences, Univ. of Mauritius
2 Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
12.30 |
12.45 |
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Coastal Protection Works in Mauritius |
N. Soogun |
Ministry of Environment |
12.45 |
13.45 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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SESSION 4: MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Chairperson: Associate Professor H. Li Kam Wah, Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius
Rapporteur: Dr. C. Appadoo, Senior Lecturer, University of Mauritius |
13.45 |
14.00 |
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Habitat use of Stenella longirostris and Tursiops aduncus within the Dolphin Watching zone on the W. Coast of Mauritius. |
A. Cadinouche, I. Webster |
Mauritius Marine Conservation Society |
14.00 |
14.15 |
10 |
Chemical profiling of the cytotoxic extracts of one sponge specimen using One Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy |
D.E.P.Marie |
Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
14.15 |
14.30 |
11 |
Monitoring of the south-west Indian Ocean marine environment, within the AMESD program |
M.R. Badal, B.A. Motah, H. Runghen, A. Rawat and V. Ramchandur |
Mauritius Oceanography Institute |
14.30 |
14.45 |
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Assessment of the fish stocks on the slopes of St Brandon and Nazareth Bank using acoustics |
V. S. Soondron , D. Degambur 1 and D. Boyer |
1 Ministry of Agro Industry, Food Production and Security
2 Fisheries Resource Surveys, S. Africa |
14.45 |
15.00 |
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The Population Genetic Structure of the Blue Barred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) in the Western Indian Ocean. |
K.R. Moothien Pillay 1, S. Visram 2,3, S. Said 4, M. Yang 2, O. Henriksson 5, Mats Grahn 5, C.Allen Chen 1,6 |
1 Mauritius Oceanography Institute, 2 Academia Sinica, ROC, 3 CORDIO E. Africa, 4Institute of Marine Science, Zanzibar, 5Södertörn University College Sweden, 6Institute of Oceanography, ROC. |
15.00 |
15.15 |
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UNDP/GEF Partnerships for Marine Protected Areas in Mauritius and Rodrigues |
P. Tibaldeschi |
UNDP Port Louis |
