Royal Society of South Australia  September meeting

TheRoyal Society of South Australiais a membership-based learned society, dedicated to the promotion and advancement of science, with a particular interest in the Natural Sciences.

Royal Society of South Australia

Our  September speaker is Dr Lauren Meyer, Flinders University.

Our speaker for September will be Dr Lauren Meyer (Flinders University of South Australia) on using biochemical tools to determine the diet of tiger sharks and rays. Please note that the talk will start at 6:30 pm, but nibbles and networking will be 6:00 - 6:30 pm.We will hold this as an &quot;in-person&quot; event in our Society rooms, but due to COVID-19 distancing requirements, attendance in person will be limited. Members will receive priority access, but we will simultaneously live-stream the meeting via Zoom for those not in attendance or for interested non-members. YOU MUST REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND IN PERSON. All current members will receive an invitation via email containing a zoom link to the meeting. If you are not a current member and would like to view the seminar online, please email secretary@rssa.org.au with your request prior to the meeting start time and a zoom link will be sent to you. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion after the talk.ABSTRACT: Tiger sharks love to eat birds and turtles, two species notorious for consuming ocean plastic. This may be trouble for these sharks because they have the potential to accumulate a lot of microplastics over their long-life span. To understand what tiger sharks eat and how much plastic they accumulate from prey even in pristine waters, we travelled 1400 km off the coast of Brisbane to Norfolk Island. But when we arrived, unexpected cows got in the way! Come hear about how cows derailed our research aims and learn about how we use biochemical markers to determine what tiger sharks eat, and if cows are an important part of their diet. BIO: Lauren is a research scientist at Flinders University and the Georgia Aquarium where she uses biochemical tools to understand what sharks and rays eat. She uses this information to assess if and how sharks are impacted by human activities including wildlife tourism, urbanisation, and waste management. For more information on the location of the RSSA rooms, please visit https://www.rssa.org.au/contact/

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