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HAB researches in Thai waters -research and monitoring programs -training programs -international collaboration researches Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit Department of Marine Science Chulalongkorn University

Research and monitoring program in Thai waters 1. Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) ‐red tide research and monitoring program in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea 2. Department of Fisheries : Fish Inspection and Quality Control Division ‐routine work on analysis of marine biotoxin contamination in sea food 3. University : Kasetsart University : Faculty of Fisheries Burapa University : Marine Science Institute Chulalongkorn University : Department of Marine Science ‐ecology, biology and physiology of causative HAB species ‐toxins transfer in food chain Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

MCRRC, Upper Gulf of Thailand MCRRC, Eastern Gulf of Thailand MCRRC, Central Gulf of Thailand Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) MCRRC, Lower Gulf of Thailand Phuket Mar. Biol. Cent. Jiraporn Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

Training Program DMCR Training on Benthic Dinoflagellates, 1‐5 June 2015, Kasetsart University List of Lecturers 1. Assoc. Dr. Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. 2. Assoc. Dr. Pornsilp Phonpunthin, Deparrment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand. 3. Mr. Dusit Srivilai, Department of Fishery Technology, Faculty of Agro‐industry, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan‐ok, Thailand. 4. Dr. Gu Haifeng, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration, People’s Republic of China 5. Dr. Dai Xinfeng, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration, People’s Republic of China. 6. Dr. Xiao Jie, First Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration, People’s Republic of China. Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

International Collaboration Researches ‐JSPS‐NRCT CORE to CORE Program ‐IOC‐WESTPAC Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit Charernphol(1958)

‐ Noctiluca red tides were often observed during the period of ‐Mar. to Aug.(SW monsoon) in the eastern coast and ‐Dec.to Feb.(NE monsoon) in the western coast of the Upper Gulf. Red tides have been observed 7 cases all year round at the 4 12 cases 19 cases river mouth Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit Lirdwitayaprasit et al ,(1994)

SeaWIFS monthly 9 km. What are the factors that control the distribution pattern of Chlorophyll in the upper gulf? Kishino & Furuya, Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit unpubl.

Buranapratheprat et al (2002) Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

Bangsaen Chonburi, July 2015 Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit Songkla, December 2015

Joint red tide research and management program : DMCR+Burapa University+Chulalongkorn University Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit

what we know and what we do not know on HABs We need collaboration research oceanography and ecology weather physiology HABs biology Ultimate goal : prediction How to encourage/ recruit young scientists to HABs study Thaithaworn Lirdwitayaprasit