Programme Schedule
Tuesday, 21 NOVEMBER 2023 Venue: Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel, Kovalam https://www.udshotels.com/uday-samudra-leisure-beach-hotel-spa/ |
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15.00-17.00 |
WELCOME DESK AND REGISTRATION |
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17.00-18.00 |
INAUGURAL SESSION Invocation song: ‘Lokah Samastah Sukinho Bhavantu’ (May All Beings Everywhere Be Happy and Free): Students of Dept of Music, University of Kerala Welcome:Prof A Biju Kumar, Organising Secretary, JBS7 Symposium Overview:Prof Mike Dawson, California State University and Chair, International Advisory Board Speech by Guest of Honour:Dr B Meenakumari, Former Chairperson of National Biodiversity Authority and Deputy Director General (Fisheries), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi Inauguration: Prof Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kerala, and Kerala University of Health Sciences Honouring the international committee members World Fisheries Day: Honouring a representative of traditional fisherman of Kerala, followed by his perception on jellyfish in coastal waters of Kerala (the speech will be translated into English) Felicitations: Prof Mark John Gibbons, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Republic of South Africa Prof PM Radhamany and Prof Gopchandran KG, Members of Syndicate, University of Kerala Prof KS Anil Kumar, Registrar, University of Kerala Dr JK Patterson Edward, Director, Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (SDMRI) Vote of Thanks:Dr Grinson George, Head, Marine Biodiversity & Environment Management Division, CMFRI, Kochi NATIONAL ANTHEM (Students of Dept of Music, University of Kerala) |
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18.30 – 20.30 |
Welcome dinner (Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel, Kovalam) Fusion music by CLAP BOX BAND (Violin: Neeraj Ram B; Guitar : Hrishikesh, P., Percussion: Dhanush JP; Bass Guitar: Harikrishnan; Keyboard: Induchoodan G.) |
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Wednesday, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 |
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8.00-9.00 |
WELCOME DESK AND REGISTRATION |
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09.00-9.15 |
Welcome Talk and Symposium Overview |
Mike Dawson and Biju Kumar |
JBS7- SESSION 1: Human-Jelly Interactions |
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Chair: Sergio Stampar Co-Chairs: Grinson George; S M Raffi Rapporteur: A Riyas |
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Time |
Author |
Abstract title |
9.15-9.45 |
PLENARY LECTURE Jamileh Javidpour |
Harmony Disrupted: The interplay of humans and jellyfish |
9.45-10.00 |
Antonella Leone |
Jellyfish blooms in the Mediterranean Sea: a potential source of functional novel food |
10.00-10.15 |
Pralaya Ranjan Behera |
Emerging commercial fisheries of catostylid jellyfish, Crambionella annandalei from Western Bay of Bengal |
10.15-10.30 |
Hannah Brownlow |
Developing a short-term harmful jellyfish forecast model for the salmon aquaculture industry |
10.30-10.45 |
Sunwoo Kim |
Precautionary management of jellyfish bloom by polyp elimination |
10.45-11.00 |
Alexandre Jan |
A versatile method to culture different ctenophore species |
11.00-11.30 |
TEA |
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11.30-11.40 |
Subal Roul |
Characterization of the small-scale jellyfish fishery and its economic efficiency along the Odisha coast, northwestern Bay of Bengal |
11.40-11.50 |
Sergio Stampar |
Jellyfish bloom of Craspedacusta in tilapia farms in Southern Brazil |
11.50-12.00 |
Ramkumar Sugumar |
Cubozoan blooms and its interaction with commercial fish production activity along the coastal region of Palghar district, Maharashtra, Northeastern Arabian Sea, India |
12.00-12.10 |
Miriam Paul Sreeram |
Stakeholders perception on jellyfish blooms and effects on marine fisheries in Kerala state, India |
JBS7- SESSION 2: Bio-inspiration / Envenomation |
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Chair: Angel Yanagihara Co-Chairs: Miriam Paul Sreeram; Venmathi Maran Rapporteur: Kurian Mathew Abraham |
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12.10-12.25 |
Angel Yanagihara |
Cubozoan envenomation: mechanisms, models and management |
12.25-12.40 |
Vasudevan Shankar |
Dynamics of Jellyfish Swarms: Unraveling the Intricate Influence of Coastal Ocean Parameters in the South Eastern Arabian Sea |
12.40-12.55 |
Krishan Karunarathne |
Jellyfish fishery in Sri Lanka |
13.00-14.00 |
LUNCH |
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JBS7- SESSION 3: Associations and Ecology |
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Chair: Kylie Pitt Co-Chairs: Mark Gibbons; R Saravanan Rapporteur: Surya S |
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14.00-14.30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Tinkara Tinta |
The missing links between jellyfish and microbes in the ocean realm |
14.30-14.45 |
Serafin III Geson |
Thermal influences on the life cycle recruitment of the upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea sp., in a tropical shallow embayment |
14.45-15.00 |
Marta Mammone |
The influence of photosymbiosis in Cassiopea xamachana regenerative success |
15.00-15.15 |
Kentaro Suzuki |
Environmental factors affecting the population dynamics of moon jellyfish Aurelia coerulea in Ise Bay, Japan |
15.15-15.30 |
Kylie Pitt |
Parasites as trophic indicators of predation on gelatinous zooplankton |
15.30-16.00 |
TEA |
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16.00-16.15 |
Riyas Abdul |
Evaluating environmental influences on Acromitus flagellatus Maas, 1903 jellyfish blooms in southwest Indian backwaters and estuaries |
16.15-16.30 |
Gregorio Motta |
The hidden gastrovascular system of Rhizostomeae: innovative methods of study |
16.30-16.45 |
Samir Aljbour |
Differential effects of PAR and UVA on Cassiopea andromeda jellyfish respiration, oxidative stress, and photosynthesis |
16.45-17.00 |
organizational break |
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17.00-22.00: Tour (Delegates to give options at Registration desk) |
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Thursday, 23 NOVEMBER 2023 |
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8.30-9.00 |
Virtual Poster Presentations |
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JBS7- SESSION 4: Associations and Ecology |
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Chair: Andre Morandini Co-Chairs: Macarena Campos; L Ranjith Rapporteur: Subal Kumar Roul |
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9.00-9.15 |
Announcements |
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9.15-9.45 |
PLENARY LECTURE Cornelia Jaspers |
Do gelatinous zooplankton traits facilitate population outbursts under global change? |
9.45-10.00 |
Ratheesh Kumar R |
Spatio-temporal variations in jellyfish catch of bagnets in Maharashtra, India |
10.00-10.15 |
Jessica Strickland |
Convergent oceanographic slicks as potential habitat for jellyfishes |
10.15-10.30 |
Macarena Marambio Campos |
Jellyfish, the favored ones by climate change conditions in the Catalan coast, NW Mediterranean |
10.30-10.45 |
Valentina Leoni |
Trophic ecology of jellyfish in marine food webs |
10.45-11.00 |
Jonathan Lawley |
Differential expression of rhizostomin pigments leads to colour variation in a jellyfish |
11.00-11.30 |
TEA |
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11.30-11.45 |
Joshua Stone |
Temporal and spatial distribution of the cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) in the South Atlantic Bight, USA |
11.45-12.00 |
Mohamed Nejib Daly Yahia |
Jellyfish populations in Qatar seawaters: the role of artificial shoreline development and recent hydro-climatic changes on scyphozoans blooms |
12.00-12.15 |
Kyoung Yeon Kim |
Causes of the Aurelia coerulea outbreak on the southern coast of Korea |
12.15-12.30 |
Rebecca Helm |
Distribution of left- and right-handed Velella in the global ocean |
12.30-12.45 |
Giacomo Milisenda |
The role of fatty acids in the reproduction of Pelagia noctiluca |
12.45-13.00 |
Scott Morrissey |
Use of eDNA to test hypotheses on the ecology of Chironex fleckeri |
13.00-14.00 |
LUNCH |
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Chair: Rebecca Helm Co-Chairs: Cesar Bordehore; Pralay Ranjan Behera Rapporteur: Mithun Sukumaran |
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14.00-14.10 |
Marie Meffre |
Unmanned aerial survey allows mapping Rhizostoma pulmo bloom dynamics in Bages-Sigean lagoon (Aude, France) |
14.10-14.20 |
Mayara Jordano |
The role of cilia in cnidarians, a brief review and new insights on the feeding mechanisms |
14.20-14.25* |
Rithin Raj M |
Studies on the dietary preferences of three scyphozoan jellyfish species in a tropical positive estuary, south India |
14.30-14.40 |
Kavya Gokul |
Association of jellyfish Catostylus perezi with crustaceans: A preliminary observation from Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat |
14.40-14.45* |
Nicholas Wei Liang Yap |
Marine stingers: effects of sea warming and food availability on a tropical jellyfish species |
14.50-15.00 |
Clarissa Garbi Molinari |
Molecular responses of cnidarians to environmental stress |
15.00-15.10 |
Cesar Bordehore |
Transforming Matrix Population Model into a Dynamic Size-Structured Model: A case study of Carybdea marsupialis population |
15.10-15.20 |
Nicole Aberle-Malzahn |
Long-term dynamics and population structure of the Helmet jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in a Norwegian fjord |
15.20-15.30 |
Luis Martell |
Worm-filled jellies: a multiapproach assessment of the dynamics of helminths parasitizing jellyfish hosts in two Norwegian fjords |
15.30-16.00 |
TEA |
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16.00-18.00 |
POSTER EVALUATION Themes: Bioinspiration and Evenomation Associations and Ecology |
Participants to be near the poster for flash presentations in front of the affixed poster Affix your poster in the two themes ONLY on 23rd November 2023 in the allotted spaces |
18.00-19.30 |
CULTURAL EVENING Kathakali (Traditional Art form of Kerala) |
Story: Duryodhanavadham (Scene of killing Dussasana and Duryodhana- story from the epic Mahabharatham Lead: Dr Narayanan Namboothiri (Scientist, JNTBGRI) |
HIGH TEA |
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PARALLEL EVENT Public Lecture (10.00-11.00) and PRESS MEET Venue: Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram Mark J Gibbons (Jellyfish, People and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals) |
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Friday, 24 NOVEMBER 2023 |
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JBS7- SESSION 5: Biodiversity |
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Chair: Delphine Thibault Co-Chairs: TBD; S. Ramkumar Rapporteur: Pramod Kiran |
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9.00-9.30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Allen G. Collins |
Pace and scope in characterizing the diversity and distributions of jellyfishes – How are we doing as a community? |
9.30-9.45 |
Michael Dawson |
Scyphozoan systematics, genomics, and a new age of reason |
9.45-10.00 |
Mehul Sangekar |
New technologies for detecting blooms of mesozooplanktonic jellies |
10.00-10.15 |
Joan J Soto-Angel |
Bipolar jellyfish: evolutionary origin and diversification |
10.15-10.30 |
Saravanan Raju |
Mapping and monitoring recurrent jellyfish blooms in Indian coastal waters: known and unknown |
10.30-10.45 |
Florian Lüskow |
Freshwater jellyfish research – hidden gems, knowledge gaps, and current progress |
10.45-11.00 |
Maciej Mańko |
Gelatinous zooplankton as indicators of the Arctic Ocean Atlantification |
11.00-11.30 |
TEA |
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11.30-11.45 |
Verena Ras |
Hiding in plain sight – hidden genetic diversity of west African jellyfish |
11.45-12.00 |
Ramesh Chatragadda |
Underexplored jellyfish blooms in some locations of India: Impacts, research gaps and future directions in sustainable utilization and management |
12.00-12.15 |
Delphine Thibault |
Siphonophore community along the Southeast Coast of South Africa (ACEP 2017 Summer and Winter cruises) |
12.15-12.30 |
Maria McGuinness |
The Irish seasonal coastal current – the source of Muggaea atlantica in Ireland? |
12.30-12.45 |
Martin Vodopivec |
Modelling the dispersal of Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranean Sea |
12.45-13.00 |
Doris Björling |
Anthoathecate jellyfish and their polyps in Swedish waters: An integrative taxonomy approach |
13.00-14.00 |
LUNCH |
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Chair: Mike Dawson Co-Chairs: Dhugal Lindsay; K V Jayachandran Rapporteur: Ramesh Chatragadda |
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14.00-14.15 |
Michael Brown |
Morphoplasticity and environment: Where the lines between taxonomy and ecology blur |
14-15-14.30 |
Gerlien Verhaegen |
Drivers behind the diversity and distribution of a widespread midwater narcomedusa |
14.30-14.45 |
Dhugal Lindsay |
Hot bathtubs as proxies: jellyfish in a warming ocean |
14.45-15.00 |
A.B. Kumar |
Citizen Science illuminate the enigmatic realm of scyphozoans, including three new records to India |
15.00-15.15 |
BA Venmathi Maran |
Jellyfish Biodiversity in Sabah, Malaysia |
15.15-15.30 |
Libertine Agatha Densing |
Cubozoan and scyphozoan jellyfish from Carigara Bay, Leyte, Philippines |
15.30-16.00 |
TEA |
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16.00-18.00 |
POSTER EVALUATION Themes: Human-Jelly Interactions Biodiversity |
Participants to be near the poster for flash presentations in front of the affixed poster Affix your poster in the two themes ONLY on 24th November 2023 in the allotted spaces |
18.30 -21.00 |
VALEDICTORY DINNER Coordinator: Mike Dawson Venue: Amphitheatre, Arts and Crafts Village |
In Honour & Memoriam Lectures Memorials Honoree Presenter In-person/Video Dale Calder Allen In person Veronica Fuentes Macarena Marambio In person Appreciations (recently retired and/or not previously honoured) Honoree Presenter In-person/Video Ric Brodeur Tom Video Bill Hamner Mike In person Larry Madin Kelly Video Jenny Purcell Kylie In person Peter Schuchert Allen In person Shin Uye Dhugal Lindsay In person |
Guest of Honour: Padmasree M.C. Dathan, former director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and Scientific Advisor to Chief Minister of Kerala Valedictory Address: Dr A Gopalakrishanan, Director, ICAR-Central Marine Research Institute, Kochi REOPORT VOTE OF THANKS |
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PARALLEL EVENT Venue: Mini Conference Hall, Kerala Arts and Crafts Village THEME: Jellyfish fisheries and Trade: Status, Trends and Impacts on Livelihood Date & Time: November 24, 2023 | 10.00 to 12.00 hrs Organised by CMFRI Venue: Mini Conference Hall, Kerala Arts and Crafts Village Chair: A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI Chair: Dr Biju Kumar K., Head, Dept. of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala 10.00 – 10.10 A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI Introductory remarks: Jellyfish fisheries and Trade – Status, Trends and Impacts on Livelihood 10.10 – 10.30 Dr Biju Kumar A., Head, Dept. of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala Jellyfish and jellyfish fisheries in India: State of Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps 10.30 – 10.50 Dr Bindu J, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIFT Novel Processing Technologies for Jellyfish Products: Enhancing Quality, Safety, and Market Value 10.50 – 11.10 Dr Krishan Karunarathne Jellyfish fishery in Sri Lanka 11.10 – 11.30 Dr Saravanan Raju, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI Jellyfish Fisheries: Unveiling the Economic and Social Implications of a Rising Marine Resource 11.30 – 11.50 Dr Miriam Paul Sreeram, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI From Nuisance to Economic Boon – The Emergence of Catosylids as a Commercial Fishery in India DISCUSSION |
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PHOTO EXHIBITION: Venue- Art Centre, Kerala Arts and Crafts Village 22 to 24 November 2023 |
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Saturday, 25 NOVEMBER 2023 Fieldwork and local tour For tours contact our event management team for tours Kerala Travels Interserve (https://keralatravels.in/) Susan Mammen, Customer Happiness Officer Mob : +91 96056 44000; email : susan.mammen@keralatravels.org; Ampili: +91 7907415031 |
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JBS7 Workshop: INTEGRATIVE TAXONOMY 25–27 November, 2023 Venue: Dept. of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Karyavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram Contact Resource Persons: Dr Mike Dawson (mdawson@ucmerced.edu) or Liza Liza Gomez Daglio (liza.gomez-daglio@fresnocitycollege.edu) Local Support: Dr Riyas (+91 9745771433); For transportation: Dr Mithun (+91 8075956015) |