Where: Large Tamimi Supermarket
Description
Meet at Large Tamimi Supermarket car park at 8:45am. Depart Tamimi Car Park Promptly at 9:00 Arrive back at KAUST 15:00 Private Tour of the Fakieh Aquarium, Jeddah. Michael Berumen will conduct a walking educational tour of the aquarium. Viewing the public aquariums and exploring backstage to see the technical details of maintaining the sea life in the Fakieh Aquarium and meet the trainers from the dolphinarium. The tour will be concluded with any questions and lunch before departing at 13:30 when the aquarium opens to the public. Attendees who fail to attend will have a 50 SAR cover charge deducted from student stipend/salary. Details will be sent with confirmation of WEP Registration.
Michael L. Berumen
Mike received a Zoology degree from the University of Arkansas in 2001. He then attended James Cook University in Australia to pursue graduate studies in coral reef ecology, specializing in life history and ecology of butterflyfishes. He was awarded the PhD in 2007. Mike accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he focused on larval connectivity in coral reef fishes. During his time in Woods Hole, Mike began working in the Red Sea in 2008 in partnership with a new university in Saudi Arabia - the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Mike joined KAUST in July 2009 as a founding faculty member in the Red Sea Research Center. Mike has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and 8 book chapters, and he has co-edited two books. His research focuses on advancing general understanding of Red Sea coral reefs and more broadly making contributions to movement ecology, which is a critical aspect of developing conservation plans in the marine environment. He is particularly interested in connectivity questions ranging from larval dispersal to large distance migrations of adult fishes.
No resources found.
No links found.
