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HAB researches in Thai waters

Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit Department of Marine Science Chulalongkorn University

• research and monitoring programs
• training programs
• international collaboration researches

Research and monitoring program in Thai waters

• 1. Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR)

‐red tide research and monitoring program in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea

• 2. Department of Fisheries : Fish Inspection and Quality Control Division

‐routine work on analysis of marine biotoxin contamination in sea food

• 3. University :

Kasetsart University : Faculty of Fisheries Burapa University : Marine Science Institute Chulalongkorn University : Department of Marine Science ‐ecology, biology and physiology of causative HAB species ‐toxins transfer in food chain

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MCRRC, Eastern Gulf of Thailand MCRRC, Upper Gulf of Thailand MCRRC, Central Gulf of Thailand MCRRC, Lower Gulf of Thailand

Phuket Mar. Biol. Cent.

Jiraporn

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Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR)

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Training Program

DMCR Training on Benthic Dinoflagellates, 1‐5 June 2015, Kasetsart University

List of Lecturers

• 1. Assoc. Dr. Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit, Department of Marine Science,

Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

• 2. Assoc. Dr. Pornsilp Phonpunthin, Deparrment of Biology, Faculty of Science,

Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand.

• 3. Mr. Dusit Srivilai, Department of Fishery Technology, Faculty of Agro‐industry,

Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan‐ok, Thailand.

• 4. Dr. Gu Haifeng, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration,

People’s Republic of China

• 5. Dr. Dai Xinfeng, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration,

People’s Republic of China.

• 6. Dr. Xiao Jie, First Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration, People’s

Republic of China.

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International Collaboration Researches

‐JSPS‐NRCT CORE to CORE Program ‐IOC‐WESTPAC

Charernphol(1958)

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Lirdwitayaprasit et al,(1994) ‐Noctiluca red tides were often

• bserved during the period of

‐Mar. to Aug.(SW monsoon) in the eastern coast and ‐Dec.to Feb.(NE monsoon) in the western coast of the Upper Gulf.

7 cases 12 cases 19 cases Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

Red tides have been observed all year round at the 4 river mouth

SeaWIFS monthly 9 km. What are the factors that control the distribution pattern of Chlorophyll in the upper gulf?

Kishino & Furuya, unpubl.

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Buranapratheprat et al (2002)

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Bangsaen Chonburi, July 2015

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Songkla, December 2015

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Joint red tide research and management program : DMCR+Burapa University+Chulalongkorn University

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HABs Ultimate goal : prediction ecology

• ceanography

and weather biology physiology

what we know and what we do not know on HABs

How to encourage/ recruit young scientists to HABs study We need collaboration research