Harmful Algal Blooms in the western Pacific(IOC/WESTPAC-HAB)

Strategic Meeting in 2012“Future activity of HAB research in the WESTPAC region”

Mitsunori IwatakiYamagata University, Japan

Agenda1. Objectives of the meeting

1) to exchange information of recent HAB occurrence in the region.2) to strengthen the capacity building activity by exploring the opportunity of

organizing regional and local (national) training workshops in the near future.3) to discuss future scientific activities based on the established international

collaboration platform and framework of the WESTPAC-HAB project.

2. Recent progress of WESTPAC-HAB1) 9th Intergovernmental Session of the IOC/WESTPAC (Iwataki).

3. Reports of current HAB condition in member countries/statesSingapore (Sandric), Vietnam (Nguyen) and others.

4. Potential future activities 1) Outreach materials (Azanza, Iwataki, Fukuyo)2) Capacity building (Azanza, Lim, Morozova, Nguyen, Thaithaworn)3) Scientific development (Iwataki, Lim)4) Other topics (TMO: Ha)

IOC/WESTPAC-HAB WorkshopFuture activity of HAB research in the WESTPAC region

IOC/WESTPAC

“9th Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific”,Date: 9-12 May 2012Venue: Busan, Korea

- Present and future activities of IOC/WESTPAC-HAB project were explained and approved by member countries.

- Our future activities approved were this intersessional period,May 2012 - May 1014.

1. Understanding of the biological and chemical nature, population dynamics and environmental effects of harmful algae and their bioactive products.

2. Prevention of ill consequences caused by HABs, through providing scientific knowledge useful for establishment of reliable cost- and load-effective management systems including monitoring and research.

Project objectives and expected outcomes

Long term objectives

Dr. Kezong Yin (Australia)Dr. Songhui Lu (Jinan University, China)Ms. Hikmah Thoha (Indonesian Institute of Science, Indonesia)Dr. Yasuwo Fukuyo (University of Tokyo, Japan)Dr. Ken Furuya (University of Tokyo, Japan)Dr. Mitsunori Iwataki (Yamagata University, Japan), Project LeaderDr. Chang Kyu Lee (NFRDI, Korea)Dr. Po-Teen Lim (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia)Dr. Rhodora Azanza (University of the Philippines, Philippines)Ms. Elsa Fugen Furio (NFRDI, Philippines)Dr. Chee Yew Leong (Singapore)Dr. Tatiana Morozova (Russian Academy of Science, Russia)Dr. Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)Dr. Dao Viet Ha (Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam)Dr. Nguyen Van Nguyen (Research Institute of Marine Fisheries, Vietnam)

Project leader (chair) and project steering group

Project steering group including the leader

Activities carried out during last intersessional period(May 2010 – May 2012)

Workshop, 29 March 2011, Busan, Korea “Necessity of a new structure for new activities”

Workshop, 15–17 March 2012, Nha Trang, Vietnam“Future HAB research and study”

Strategic planning workshop

Capacity building meetingTraining Course, 20-24 March 2011, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia “Taxonomy and ecology of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia”

Training Workshop, 19–22 March 2012, Nha Trang, Vietnam“Immunological method for detection of domoic acid in plankton and shellfish”

Present status of HAB events in the WESTPAC regionInformation of present status of Harmful Algal Bloom events were exchanged.

Red tide species:Green tide (China), Brown tide (China), Cochlodinium (China, Korea, Japan),Ceratium (Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam), Heterosigma (Russia), Noctiluca(Indonesia, Thailand)Toxic species:Pyrodinium (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines), PSP species e.g. Alexandrium and G. catenatum (Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand),Benthic species e.g., Gambierdiscus, Prorocentrum, Ostreopsis (Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines)

Present status of the project

Through the capacity building activity of WESTPAC-HAB project, collaborating HAB researchers are increasing in the region.

- IOC/WESTPAC-HAB continues training courses and collaborative research activities.

- Leader of the IOC/WESTPAC-HAB project is now changed from Dr. Fukuyo (Univ. Tokyo, Japan) to Dr. Iwataki (YamagataUniv., Japan).

- HAB researchers in the region hope to promote some projects under a collaboration with WESTPAC-HAB, e.g.,- Cochlodinium: taxonomy and distribution- Eutrophication: comparative study on species composition- Mitigation: application of HAB knowledge

Planned future activities in the next intersessional period (2012–2014)

1. Strategic meeting Strategic meeting in 15th ICHA (Oct–Nov 2012 at Changwon, Korea).

2. Establishment of regional networkThe steering group will make a member list to facilitate communication.

3. Coordination for GEOHAB Asia Drs. Lim Po Teen and Lu Songhui will discuss with Dr. Gires Usup of GEOHAB Asia on possible collaboration on future activities.

4. Capacity building (Training courses) Both regional and local courses were planned to develop more capacity.

4-1. Regional training course A regional course details will be discussed in Oct 2012.

4-2. Local courses Support for 5 local training courses were required,

- Philippines (Dr. Azanza), PSP and CFP, 2013- Malaysia (Dr. Lim), quantification and identification of phytoplankton, 2012- Thailand (Dr. Thaithaworn), identification of toxic species, 2013- Vietnam (Dr. Nguyen), FISH method for dinoflagellate, 2013- Russia (Dr. Morozova), sanitary service (toxin detection), in July 2012.

5. Development of HABSEA Portal (website) In the next phase, the possibility of reviving the HABSEA Portal will be discussed.

6. Interaction with other HAB related projects Steering group members are expected to interact with other WESTPAC projects such as TMO, RS and Biodiversity, and projects of other organization (PICES, UNEP/NOWPAP), and several international HAB projects in the region e.g., EASTHAB and Acore-CMS.

7. Production of outreach materials The public material is a flyer on Red Tide of folding A4 size or 6 pages (A5 size each) leaflet, target group is children for better understanding of HAB.

8. Other activities Other activities will be discussed in future, such as,

- Teaching material for training course.- Distribution map of each HAB species in WESTPAC region.

Planned future activities (2012–2014)

3 Current HAB condition in each country

Indonesia (Ms. Hikmah Thoha):

China (Dr. Songhui Lu): Large scale of Prorocentrum donghaiense blooms in the East China Sea.Green tide of Ulva prolifera in the Yellow Sea occurred from June to August.Brown tide caused by Aureococcus anophagefferens related to mortality of Scallop.The large scale severest bloom of Karenia mikimotoi in May in the East China sea.

Japan (Drs. Mitsunori Iwataki and Yasuwo Fukuyo)Red tide of Karenia mikimotoi related to Mass mortality of fishes and shellfishes.Heterocapsa circularisquama still occurs in Sado Island.

Korea (Dr. Chang Kyu Lee):

Malaysia (Drs Lim Po Teen and Chui Pin Leaw ): Pyrodinium bahamense was reported in central part of Malacca strait.First record of Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, Protoceratium reticulatum,Gymnodinium catenatum, and Chattonella cf. ovata from Kuching, Sarawak.

3 Current HAB condition in each country

Philippines (Ms. Elsa Furio):

Russia (Dr. Tatiana Morozova):

Singapore (Dr. Leong Chee Yew):A massive HAB event was reported in Johor Strait, Singapore for the first time in 2009.Causative species was later identified to Karenia mikimotoi, and Chattonella sp. wasalso recorded in the area.

Thailand (Dr. Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit):

Vietnam (Dr. Nguyen Van Nguyen):Fisheries damages in Ha Long area, by C. furca, Phaeocystis globosa, Noctiluca scintillans, Gonyaulax polygramma, Chattonella sp.

If any other…

4-1 Outreach Materials1. Red tide flyer

Dr. Rhodora Azanza kindly prepared the prototype of the red tide flyer for education of children in the Western Pacific.

8 pages including a cover page.

4-1 Outreach Materials2. A publication “Marine Phytoplankton of the Western Pacific”

T Omura, M Iwataki, H Takayama, V Borja, Y Fukuyo, October 2012,Kouseisha-Kouseikaku, Tokyo, 160 pp.

4-2 Capacity Building

Training coursesBoth regional and local courses were planned to develop more capacity.

4-1. Regional training course At the moment, Regional training course is not planned due to very limited financial support.

4-2. Local courses WESTPAC-HAB project can support local (National) training workshops by providing,- Trainers of some HAB specialists,- Training materials,

We can provide some copies (10 copies) of “Marine Phytoplankton of the Western Pacific” published in 2012

4-2 Capacity BuildingLocal training workshops proposed in previous meeting (Mar 2012)

Place (Date) Host

Kuching, Malaysia(2013 or 2014)

Dr.Lim Po Teen

local training course for collection, quantification, identification of phytoplankton (postponed from 2012)

Bangkok, Thailand(March 2013)

Dr. ThaithawornLirdwitayaprasit

local training course of species identification of ASP, PSP and DSP causative species and toxin monitoring

Manila, Philippines(Apr or May 2013)

Dr. Rhodora Azanza local training workshop on PSP and CFP

Vladivostok, Russia(Sept 2013)

Dr. Tatiana Morozova

local training course of sanitary service (toxin detection) (postponed from July 2012)(Drs Dao Viet Ha or M. Kodama )

Hai Phong, Vietnam(2013)

Dr. Nguyen Van Nguyen

local training course of FISH method for dinoflagellate (Alexandrium)

4-4 Scientific development

For future scientific activities, all steering members can propose research plan and designate working group members under the collaboration of IOC/WESTPAC-HAB.

Taxonomy of microalgae

Distribution of microalgae

Revise the identification and add new taxa (photographs) of microalgae taxonomy database of western Pacific region. This information will be used for revision of “Marine Phytoplanktonof the Western Pacific” in future (2nd Edition).Call for photos of marine microalgae (>300 dpi, ca. 40 mm long),for all steering members of WESTPAC-HAB!

By use of our taxonomic back ground and international collaboration in Western Pacific region, distribution of some targeted HAB species can be compiled.

(Dr. Lim Po Teen)BHAB sp., Alexandrium spp., Gymnodininoid (e.g. Takayama/Karenia spp.).

4-4 Others

Relationship to other HAB project in the region

IOC/WESTPAC Toxic Marine Organisms (TMO): Dr. Dao Viet Ha