Front page of the NY Times!

TF's image of coral bleaching of Thailand was the front page image for the NY TImes today!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/earth/21coral.html

Congratulations, and thanks to Mark Eakin of NOAA for making it happen.

Lab meeting on Sept 17th, 2010

1. Sampling help for KW. Her specialty is amphipod and she is trying to get more samples. If you bring back some coral rubble when you go diving, it will help her study. Ask KW directly about the detail.

2. JCRS (Japanese Coral Reef Society) conference will be held in Tsukuba during December 1st ~ 5th. The dead line for application is on September 30th.
Check the website for more information.
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jcrs/conference/2010/2010.html

3. We will have the CA's farewell party on September 30th, probably at Paikaji.

4. There will be a NCB meeting (unofficial) during October 1st ~ 4th at the Rising Star building.

5. We have small display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum during 19th ~ 26th.
Here is the schedule.

18th: Setting JR, MO, TF, YI (13:00~17:00)
19th: MO, HS (9:00~17:30)
20th: TF, YH (9:00~17:30)
21st : closed
22nd: YI, OT? (9:00~17:30)
23rd: JR, MO (9:00~17:30)
24th: JR, MO (9:00~17:30)
25th: MM, HS (9:00~17:30)
26th: JR, MO (9:00~17:30)

another paper

Our recent submission to the journal Contributions to Zoology was accepted!

James Davis Reimer, Mamiko Hirose, Peter Wirtz. Zoanthids of the Cape Verde Islands and their symbionts: previously unexamined diversity in the Northeastern Atlantic. Contributions to Zoology (accepted).

new papers! & update

Slow summer, many people off doing field work.

Two new papers:
1. James Davis Reimer, Frederic Sinniger. Discovery and description of a new species of Abyssoanthus (Zoantharia: Hexacorallia) at the Japan Trench: the world’s deepest known zoanthid. Cahiers de Biologie Marine (accepted).
2. Yoko Nozawa, Kouki Tanaka, James Davis Reimer. Reconsideration of surface structure of settlement plates used in coral recruitment studies. Zoological Studies (accepted).

Also, from September 19-26, our lab will have a display at Okinawa Prefectural Aquarium - part of a Rising Star poster session., Drop by and check it out.

Other news:
1. TF is back from the CReefs Lizard Island trip. Trip details can be found at:
http://www.aims.gov.au/creefs/latest-field-trip-lizard-2010.html

2. Both a recent Epizoanthus paper and a paper in Marine Biotechnology are the cover articles for their issue.

Aug. 25th, 2010 Lab meeting during summer vacation

We will have lab meeting every other week during summer vacation. The date of next lab meeting is September 1st.
Please send e-mail if you have urgent information for MISE members of course, or if you need, we can have casual meeting at any time.

・JR is absent until September 13th.
・Flash diffuser plate of MISE's G11 was broken and new one is on order. It will come on this weekend (around 27th).
・MISE will have a presentation at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum (along with many other research groups) from September 19-26th. Everyone is supposed to introduce about your study. Check your e-mail for the detail and make sure the deadline etc. !

Today's pic- Acanthaster feeding on Palythoa tuberculosa. The photo was taken by MO.

Lab meeting on August 13th, 2010

1. CA will present a defense of her master's thesis on 16th. Please come and listen her talk.
2. JR will be in Australia from August 17th for a month.
3. Onigiri party - August 23rd.
4. CA's farewell party - September 30th.

Lab meeting on Aug. 4th, 2010

1. JR will be in Australia from Aug. 17th.

2. Presentation of Masters' thesis is Aug. 16th. Please come and listen CA's presentation.

3. A Postdoc-Kris and her husband Nathan arrived in Okinawa last night. Welcome to MISE!

4. A researcher from Taiwan-Benny Chan will give a talk about diversity of barnacle.
Date: Aug. 5th (Thursday) 4:00~5:00 pm. Place: Subtropical Science Research Bldg. 3rd Floor.

5. Finally, wireless is working in the RS new building!