Workshops
Credit: Bob Talbot/NOAA
Workshops are here!
Monday, 16 June
Workshops will be held at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Campus. Please note that spaces are limited and all workshops will run concurrently starting at 9am on Monday the 16th of June. To register, you must also
Key dates
Registration & Abstracts open
13 Jan 2025
Abstracts close
14 Mar 2025
Student travel awards close
14 Mar 2025
Registration closes
16 May 2025
Shark Dissection and Tagging Workshop – UniSC Animal Ecology Lab
9am - 2pm
Interested in core biology or need to learn how to perform minor surgery to implant acoustic tags? Come and learn how about both at the UniSC Animal Ecology Lab at this interactive shark workshop! Using donated cadaver sharks, you will learn about shark anatomy, collect data and samples for future research programs, and how to take specimen photos for cataloging. We will also be ‘deploying’ some acoustic tags so that you can safely learn the surgical procedures required to cut, place and suture shark skin – critical training before working on live animals in the field!
Spaces are very limited (12), so register early to avoid disappointment.
Dr Bonnie Holmes (UniSC)
Dr Johan Gustafson (UniSC)
Sharks and technology - using drones and BRUVs for elasmobranch research
9am - 12pm
Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) are increasingly being used for shark and ray research including abundance estimates, behaviours, long-term monitoring, and more. Though they are a relatively simple set-up, BRUVS can be tailored to answer specific questions. In this workshop, we will go through BRUVS from start to finish. Starting with how to design frames for different purposes, standards for setting BRUVS, annotation, and types of analyses. We will have some time for each of you to practice different annotation programs, so please bring a computer and, if possible, a USB stick or hard drive - we will have some available but these may be limited.
Dr Samm Sherman (Deakin Uni)
Dr Chris Henderson (UniSC)
Acoustic Telemetry Data Analysis Workshop – UniSC
9am - 12pm
In this 3 h computer-based workshop, attendees will learn how to analyse passive acoustic telemetry data collected from sharks and rays using popular software for exploring, analysing and visualising these data.
Attendees will discuss and explore various steps researchers need to take when working with these often very large and complex datasets, from managing acoustic tracking data in the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility’s data portal, to exporting, merging, consolidating and mapping acoustic telemetry datasets in RStudio.
