Fish  Group

Keiichi  Matsuura  Na2onal  Museum  of  Nature  and  Science

What  We  Learned  from  CMS Four  groups  made  great  successes  in  each  field  in  terms  of  research  and  capacity  building  

 Scien3sts  from  par3cipant  countries  published  many  ar3cles  and  field  guides  

 Workshops  and  training  courses  organized  for  young  scien3sts  and  students  

However…   No  cross  cu?ng  researches  done  

 Communica3ons  limited  within  each  group,  not  among  different  groups  

 Budgets  for  field  works  3ghtly  limited

Interna3onal  Workshops  &  Training  Fish  Group  

•  2003:  Langkawi  Malaysia,  

•  2004：Phuket,  Thailand  •  2005：Nga  Trang,  Vietnam  •  2006：Bintang  Island,  Indonesia  •  2007：Port  Dickson  Malaysia  •  2008：Panay  Islands,  Univ.  of  Visayas  Phillipines  •  2009：Songkhla,  Thailand  •  2010：Ryukyu,  Okinawa    

Student involvement in JSPS fish workshop

Port Dickson, MALAYSIA:- 2007

Songkhla,THAILAND:- 2009

Collaborating with experts from JSPS team towards better capacity building within ASEAN countries

ACHIEVEMENTS  in  Malaysia  through  JSPS  Collabora2on:  

 Greater  awareness  on  importance  of  ichthyological  research  including  fish  taxonomy  by  university  managers  

 BeLer  techniques  and  management  of  fish  collec2on  specimens  –  knowledge  acquired  through  series  of  workshops  and  direct  communica2ons  

 Increase  in  Malaysian  species  checklists  and  wider  study  areas/sampling  –  as  a  result  of  more  intensified  funding  &  research  

 Some  new  junior  ichthyologists  joining  the  research  area  –  e.g.  UMT  has  fish  museum  &  curator,  UMS  recrui2ng  young  lecturers  working  as  ichthyologist  (e.g.    Dr  Seah  Ying  Giat,  Dr  Amiruddin  Ahmad,  Mr  Yusri  Yusof  and  Mrs  Si2  Tanzil  Mariam)  

 Easier  to  source  for  research  grants  from  university  on  fish  study  –  par2cularly  on  interna2onal  collabora2ve  projects  (good  for  ranking  of  university)  

What the Fish Group members have done in the beginning stage (FY 2011)

 Discussions for ACORE projects in several participants  A few field trips  A field guide for fishes of Malaysia published

Challenges for the participants  Fund raising strongly needed  How to mobilize research incentives among participants  Set a clear goal  How to make the cross cutting subject with other groups

Marine fish & aquaculture Marine and

freshwater fish

Marine and freshwater fish & aquaculture

Marine fish & aquaculture

Universities actively involved in ichthyological research in Malaysia

Seagrass; - Aziz A. (UPM) & Mazlan A.G. (UKM)

Mangrove & Estuarine:- Mazlan A.G. (UKM), Simon K.D. (UKM) Aziz, A. Mabel Matsumoto (UMS, Sabah) Montane (Fresh Water):- Ambak, A. (UMT), Samat, A.,(UKM) Amiruddin, A. (UMT)

Fish habitat covered in the study and their identified researchers

Coral reef:- Yusri, Y. (UMT) study leave

Open Fishing Ground:- Mazlan A.G. (UKM), Seah Y.G. (UMT), Ambak, A. (UMT)

June 2011:- Joint field survey of Pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes) in Northeastern Sabah, Malaysia

Prof Dr Keiichi Matsuura (NMSN-Tokyo) Prof Dr Mazlan A.G. (UKM) Assoc. Prof Dr Aziz Arshad (UPM)

2010: Joint Field Survey in the Terengganu Coastal Water, Peninsular Malaysia

Prof Dr Hirouki Motomura Mr Mizuki Matsunoma UMT Research Staff Publication of a new Fish Book: Fishes of Terengganu: east coastal water of Peninsular Malaysia

Research work in Philippines in 2011

•  Comparison of seagrass-associated juvenile fish assemblages in 3 sites in central Philippines (UPV)

•  Transient fish assemblages in mangrove habitats in southern Guimaras, Central Philippines (UPV)

•  Species composition of fry fisheries in sardine-dominated fishing grounds (UPV, CI Phils & BFAR)

•  Investigations on the Siganus fuscescens/ canaliculatus complex (UPV, BUTC, UPDil, MSU Naawan)

–  Differences  in  abundance  &  diversity  •  Contribu3on  of  fish  to  total  biomass  

–  Dominated  by  Tetraodon2dae  and  Apogonidae    •  Arothron  manilensis    (Concepcion)  vs  Canthigaster  compressa    •  Fowleria  variegata    (Palompon)  vs  Apogon  margaritophorus      

26.82  

15.82  

13.57  10.26  

9.56  

5.85  

Talibon  

23.54  

22.65  

20.67  

13.60  

Palompon  

70.59  

11.25  

Concepcion  

Fish  

Crab  

Holothuroid  

Shrimp  

Echinoid  

Gastropod  

Seagrass-associated juvenile fish assemblages

 Resource partitioning (?) •  Seasonal abundances •  Gut contents

WHAT NEXT in Malaysia?: Future Plans on Ichthyology Works between Asean Core Group-JSPS with in Next 5 years

Acquisition of domestic research grant by each of members in the country e.g. Matching Grant!! Does it work?

Capacity Building: More young Scientists to come a board

To publish books on marine fishes of Malaysia (further updates on Malaysian marine fish species) – (from Merambong Seagrass species

To establish proper specimen collection in university (National level ???)

To enhance greater collaboration amongst Malaysian ichthyologists in universities – joint research and student exchange (under international mobility programme)

UPM & UKM research universities – better funding for research with international institutions - To continue collaboration with JSPS working members

What have been done in the year of 2011 in Vietnam   Assessment of the croaker fishes

distribute along the coastal area of North Vietnam as the contribution for the IUCN Red List assessment after the Manaus workshop.

 Presentation of 4 papers at the National Symposium on Marine Science and Technology, October 2011 that deal with the aspects of reef fisheries and dynamic of reef fish communities after establishment of the marine protected areas network.

 Keep going on to review of the natural distribution of coastal fishes in North Vietnam

Figure 6. Sampling of croaker fish, familiy Sciaenidae in the North coastal area

Proposition for the next phase of collaboration 2011 - 2015 Grouping of Fish Research team in Vietnam, period 2001 - 2010

Dr Nguyen Van Quan, team leader, Institute of marine environment and resources Coral reef fishes

Mr Lai Duy Phuong, member, Institute of marine environment and resources Coral reef fishes Mr. Nguyen Duc The, member Institute of marine environment and resources Seagrass fishes Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nam, member, Department of Biology, Hanoi National University

Mangrove fishes Mrs. Le Thu Thao, member, Institute of Oceanography, Nhatrang city Grouper fishes 20 other members: Post-graduate students, University lecturers, Volunteers

Location and scope of research activities

 Locations of this study extend along the coastal areas of Vietnam and focusing on the key ecosystems such as coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove forest.

 However some priority sites will be the mangrove, estuary and lagoon area. For example:

 Coral reef sites: Halong – Cat Ba, Nha Trang, Hai Van – Son Cha

  Mangrove site: Hai Phong, Nam Dinh

 Lagoon, seagrass: Tam Giang – Cau Hai

Main subprojects will be applied in the following years

1. Diversity of the coastal fishes in Vietnam – lead by Dr. Nguyen Van Quan.

2. Sampling of marine fish specimens along the coastal area of Vietnam and provide the consultant for management of fish collection in National Nature Science Museum – lead by Dr. Nguyen Van Quan, Lai Duy Phuong

3. Genetic data base for the species complex such as croaker to determine the distribution and evaluate the endangered level according to the IUCN criteria - lead by Mr. Nguyen Duc The

4. Evaluation of the fish collection in the institution museums and provide the revision checklist of fish in Vietnam sea – lead by Le Thu Thao and Nguyen Hoai Nam

5. Joint publication of a book of marine fishes of Vietnam???

Pufferfish problems in Sabah: Need for identification guide

Joint Project of Pufferfishes by the National Museum of Nature and Science, UKM and UPM

Large specimens of several species of Arothron in a fish market in Sabah

Large specimens of Arothron stellatus with livers

Kagoshima University Museum JSPS International Training Program (2008-2012) 4 month fish survey in Terengganu 4 month fish survey in Bangkok 4 month fish survey in Sabah

Field guides to be published by the Kagoshima University Museum and the National Museum of Nature and Science

Fishes of northern Gulf of

Thailand

Fishes of Sabah, Borneo

2011 2012 2012

Kagoshima University Museum Project of Research Institute for Humanity and Nature – Coastal Area Capability Enhancements in the Southeast Asia (2012-2017)

3 main sites: Panay Is. (Philippines) Rayong and Bangsaphane (Thailand)

4 sub sites: Guimaras Is. and Negros Is. (Philippines) Tran and Surat Tani (Thailand) Fishes of Panay,

Philippines

2016

· Fish diversity survey · Collection building at SEAFDEC or UPV

4 times in each year for 5 years

What We Need before We Make Progresses

 Clear goal for every project group   Seagrass bed would be a good site for every group  Coral reefs are too complex in the structure and species composition to be studied  Cross cutting approaches to be taken

 Keep communications among all the participants

 Fund raising by participants from all member countries

 Research permits from authorities