Meet-the-Marine-Scientist Series: New Year, New Species - Discovery of new marine species and conservation (Cantonese)
Time & Location
24 Feb 2024, 14:30 – 15:30
Hong Kong Maritime Museum, 11 Man Kwong St, Central, Hong Kong
About the Event
Marine Science studies and discovery sound mysterious and unreachable to most people. Through the “Meet-the-Marine-Scientist” series talks, the public has the chance to get in touch with significant local and overseas marine scientists. Let’s explore the Unexplored!
As the first marine science education activity in the Lunar New Year, the “New Year, New Species” talk by Prof Qiu Jianwen from Hong Kong Baptist University is a promise of fresh and striking eye-opening experience!
About the talk:
The continuous efforts to discover new marine species are important for Human Beings to understand more about the unknown biodiversity of the world; and so as to improve marine conservation. In the past ten years, Prof. Qiu and his team explored the deep sea through Chinese Jiaolong Manned Submersible and other research vessels. They reached down to 1,400m deep in the South China Sea and other areas. The newly discovered marine species in the…