News

Report of the scientific workshop now online

February 3, 2021

The scientific workshop of PacMAN was an online event, fostering discussions between 10 scientists who are experts in environmental DNA, marine biosecurity and data management, as well as the PacMAN…

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First PacMAN scientific workshop [ONLINE]

November 23, 2020

After short delays this year, we are excited to get started with the scientific development of the PacMAN project. The external scientific committee will meet with the coordinating team to…

The project will develop a national invasive species monitoring system as well as an early-warning decision-support tool for Pacific SIDS, offering a user-friendly dashboard indicating the potential presence of invasive…

Project Protocols

People

OBIS

Ward Appeltans

Saara Suominen

Pieter Provoost

Sofie de Baenst

Project Manager

Scientific Officer

Data Manager

Administration

UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Joape Ginigini

Project Manager

Dr. Gilianne Brodie

Marine Science Advisor

Miriama Vuiyasawa

Project Assistant

Advisory board of PacMAN

Local stakeholders

Scientific advisory board

Ms Sandeep Singh - Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) - Chair
Ms Neomai Ravitu - Ministry of Fisheries and Forests (MoFF)
Dr. Chaminda Dissanayke - Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Mr. Nitesh Datt - Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Mr. Sesoni Komaisoso - Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF)
Mrs. Selai Manuel - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Mr. Akila Abeyrathne - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Mr. Meuke Finauga - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Dr. Katy Soapi - Pacific Community (SPC)
Ms. Molly Powers - Pacific Community (SPC)
Mr. Anthony Talouli - Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
Mr. David Moverley - Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
Dr. Chinthaka Hewavitharane - USP mariculture and aquaculture expert
Mr. Kelly Brown - USP marine collections curator
Mr. Hans Wendt - International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Dr Matthias Obst - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr Craig Sherman - Deakin University, Australia
Dr Neil Davies - Gump South Pacific Research Station in Moorea, French Polynesia
Dr Christopher Meyer - Smithsonian Institution, USA
Dr Pier Luigi-Buttigieg - GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
Dr Pascal Hablützel - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium
Dr Nic Bax - CSIRO, Australia
Dr Frank Muller-Karger - University of South Florida, USA
Dr John Deck - Berkeley Natural History Museums, USA