[Coral-List] Online Coral ID workshops November and December

[Russell Kelley]



Dear All

Some upcoming online Coral ID workshop options for your information.

ZOOM:  suitable for Europe, Africa, West Asia. Nov. 23-26 - 4 x 4 hr

ZOOM:  suitable for North America, South America, Pacific, Aus, NZ, East Asia. Dec. 08-11 - 4 x 4 hr

Please spread the word.

After overwhelming positive feedback from previous participants our workshops now span 4 days (4 hours / day). That is 16 hours of Indo-Pacific Coral ID Training chunkalised into tasty daily bites!

Info and Registration at: https://byoguides.com/pages/workshops

The workshop is based around the Coral Finder Toolkit, a suite of proven, practical resources for coral identification. Check out the before and after results and testimonials at the URL above.

The Indo-Pacific Coral Finder has been completely revised and updated to the new molecular taxonomic framework. The Coral Finder’s visual approach makes it possible for beginners to advance rapidly with little prior knowledge. The workshop is led by Russell Kelley – author of the Indo-Pacific Coral Finder (5 editions) & the Reef Finder with assistance from Kevin Erickson.

Target Audience: Scientists, Students, Naturalists, CITES, Coral Collectors, Exporters, Importers, Wholesalers, Retailers, Hobbyists, Academics, Researchers.

The workshop uses audio-visual and hands-on training, tutorials and instruction and includes a take home Coral Finder Toolkit: Coral Finder 2022, a comprehensive workshop manual and audiovisual training. Participants learn how to use the Indo Pacific Coral Finder 2022 to identify Indo Pacific hard corals to genus regardless of growth form. (Also includes the stony non-scleractinians.)

Special emphasis is placed on techniques for field identification, self directed learning and problem solving. For non-coral specialists, the workshop rapidly develops basic coral identification skills. Current or future coral specialists will upgrade their ID skills to the current state of molecular taxonomy.

The workshop provides an introduction to species identification and how to approach it maturely. The training applies equally topside or underwater. Even people with extensive prior knowledge of corals benefit significantly from the problem solving training built into the Coral Finder workshop.

The workshop also summarizes the changes and implications of new molecular taxonomy findings while providing an easy-to-grasp, practical, field focussed approach to coral identification.

Best

Russ
  


Russell Kelley
russellkelley at mac.com / 0419 716730  

Coral Finder 2022-> NEW! www.BYOGUIDES.com & the Reef Finder 

Program Director Coral Identification Capacity Building Program  

Recipient 2017 Australian Coral Reef Society Medal for Science Advocacy  

Communication Designer & Science Communication Consultant  

Manager BYOGUIDES 
www.byoguides.com www.russellkelley.info