30 May 2024
Anonymous Writer
Thursday, May 30, 2024, the USU Faculty of Forestry again invited a scientist from the international stage, namely Assoc. Prof. Allison K S Wee, Ph.D (University of Nottingham Malaysia), will deliver a seminar related to forestry science. This time, the USU Faculty of Forestry, in collaboration with PUI Mangrove USU, held a “Top Scientist” seminar entitled “Application of eDNA Metabarcoding in the Assessment of Fish Diversity in Malaysian Mangroves: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities.” This seminar was hosted by one of the USU Faculty of Forestry professors who has been named one of the most influential scientists in the world, namely Prof. Mohammad Basyuni, S.Hut., M.Si., Ph.D. This seminar was held at the Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara, USU Campus 2 Kwala Bekala, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. The seminar, which started at 09.00 WIB, was attended by more than 50 participants whom students dominated.
On this occasion, Assoc. Prof. Allison conveyed the importance of preserving mangroves, the natural habitat of various aquatic fauna such as fish, shrimp, and crabs. The supply of fish in the wild has been over-exploited, so protecting their habitat becomes something very “urgent” to do. Preserving the population of various aquatic fauna species is also very important. Some conservation methods that can be done include Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding or DNA coding. In his presentation, Assoc. Prof. Allison also explained some of the challenges in realizing various conservation efforts through eDNA metabarcoding, including building a database as a genetic reference for brackish water fauna in Southeast Asia and DNA Extraction isolation techniques that are often difficult to obtain perfect results. However, Allison mentioned that although difficult, eDNA-related research is exciting and has far-reaching benefits, especially in species conservation and mangrove restoration.
During the presentation of the material, participants seemed enthusiastic about the topic. The enthusiasm of the participants, who were dominated by students of the USU Faculty of Forestry, continued in the discussion session, where several participants enthusiastically asked questions related to the topic presented. After the discussion session was over, the seminar was closed with a group photo with Assoc. Prof. Allison and Prof. Mohammad Basyuni.
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