Marine Life Talk at NOC in Southampton

2 November 2017 Marine Detective: tracking the origin of marine animals   Understanding the movement patterns and foraging behaviours of marine animals is vital for effective conservation of endangered organisms and management of limited marine resources. However, tracking large numbers of small or elusive organisms, or understanding past foraging locations is extremely difficult in open ocean settings. In addition EU law states that all commercially landed fish must be labelled with their catch location, however current techniques are unable to verify these locations are being reported accurately, opening up opportunities for food fraud. At the University of Southampton, we have been developing new techniques using naturally occurring "internal tags" called stable isotopes which allow us to retrospectively investigate where an animal has been feeding. In this talk Katie will explain the importance of determining origin and traceability of marine animals, the methods behind this work and show examples of how these techniques can increase our understanding of behavioural ecology of different marine animals (fish, seabirds and sharks) and how this has crucial impacts on marine conservation, management and food fraud. Speaker Katie St John Glew is a PhD student at the University of Southampton. Her doctoral research focusses on spatial ecology where she is studying the movement and foraging behaviours of different marine animals by using stable isotope analysis. During her PhD, Katie has taken part in three fisheries surveys around the UK Shelf seas to collect her data and hahasve spent time working within NIWA's stable isotope ecology facility in New Zealand. Katie has also completed a three month internship working for the Chief Scientific Advisor at DEFRA. Before starting her PhD, she completed a MSci in Marine Biology also at the University of Southampton. Katie's interests include conservation, fisheries and marine policy. Next Month's Talk 7 December 2017 – Title to be confirmed Parking at the NOC There are a number of designated visitor parking spaces available at NOC. If these are full after 5pm please drive to the staff car parks barriers and access can be given by pressing the intercom button in the box next to the barrier, on requesting entry you will be asked for Name and Car Registration number and the barrier will be lifted. Please do not park in areas not designated for parking and ensure roadways are kept clear. ACCESS INFORMATION As the NOC is located within the Port of Southampton and entry is via Dock Gate 4, Port Security require all visitors bring their printed confirmation ticket and a valid form of photographic ID (Driving License / Passport). ----------- These talks are held on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Henry Charnock Lecture Theatre, National Oceanography Centre. Please sign in outside the lecture theatre on level four. All talks are free and open to members of the public. For further information, please contact Eileen Crockford Mail: etc@noc.ac.uk Tel: 023 8059 6100 If you haven't been to the Marine Life Talks before, subscribe to NOCMAIL to receive FREE email updates and alerts for future Marine Life Talks and other marine related topics.   This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Oceanography Centre · Waterfront Campus · European Way · Southampton · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom