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MSC Activities
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Starting
The Second Period of Studying The Southern Iraqi Marshes
A team from the .Marine Science Centre ,Basrah
Universities and other Iraqi Universities
had started The second phase of monitoring program of the southern Iraqi
marshes .This is an activity of cooperation between the MSC and Waterloo
Universities , Canada as a Canadian initiative .About 13 stations were
selected from the 3 major southern Marshes of Amara, Nasiriah and Basrah
province. The sampling has been commenced on 26.1.2008 and ended in 12
.2. 2008 .Data collected were :The Physical ,Chemical , Biological
properties of the Marshes ,fish population dynamics ,primary
productivity ,Zooplankton ,benthos...etc
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New Scientific Finding
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A New species of phyllodaptomus Klefer
(Copepoda.Calannoida)
from the shatt Al_Arab river, southern Iraq was found by Dr.Talib A.Khalaf, vice general
director. It was described as phyll .irakiensis sp.nov. Is
the second species recorded of the genus from southern Iraq.`
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Scientific
Cooperation Between Marine Science Center And University of
Al Muthana
A scientific agreement has been signed
between MSC and Al- Muthana University in Al-Muthana
governorate, It included the cooperation in scientific
research especially on Sawa lake and the higher studies
research.
MSC had participated in the scientific
conference of Al-Muthana University with a big team of
researchers , the same researchers had done a complete
survey on Sawa lake which was showed the great Ecological
importance of this lake.
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A new Research
Vessel "Basrah University Research Vessele"
This new research vessel has been added
to the MSC fleet recently. It will be used for the
marine research programe in the Iraqi coastal areas.
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Shatt Al Arab
Ecological Survey
During 5/2/2008, MSC staff
carried a field trip for studying the Ecological parameters
of shatt Al Arab .A project was carried for a seasonal
sampling of certain reference station in this river in order
to monitor the changes and inspection for pollutants.
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A Discussion of Doctoral Thesis
Mr. Dawood S. Mohammad of Biology
department has get an excellent degree for discussing his
doctoral thesis entitled " Selection
of the Optimum Conditions for the
best production of the brin shrimp Artemia franciscana
(Kellogg) in basrah".
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