3rd Australia New Zealand

Marine Biotechnology

Society Conference

st Marine Biotechnology Solutions For 21 Century Challenges

UNSW Sydney, May 20th - 22nd 2019

WELCOME

Acknowledgement of Traditional Lands

We would like to acknowledge the Bedegal people that are the Traditional Custodians of this land at UNSW Kensington campus. We would also like to pay our respects to the Elders both past and present and extend that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are present during the 3rd Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society Conference.

Welcome from the ANZMBS

Marine biotechnology is: “The application of marine science and technology to living organisms, as well as parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for the 1 production of knowledge, goods and services” .

The current market for global biomarine economies is over $US176b/yr (Biomarine 2014). Multidisciplinary research underpinning applications of marine biotechnology is increasingly being looked to as the source of innovation to realise sustainable wealth from our nation’s seas, collectively accounting for the 3rd and 4th largest exclusive economic zones globally; and combined, the largest jurisdiction in the Southern Hemisphere. Marine nutraceuticals comprise 32% of the total nutraceutical markets and are projected to grow by 50% by 2020. Global consumption of fish is rapidly increasing with 47% of global fish production now coming from aquaculture and valued at >$US232b (FAO 2018). Both Australia and New Zealand have signalled a priority need to enhance sustainability of marine resource development while increasing the generation of wealth from our respective nations’ seas. To this end, the Blue Economy is therefore: “A sustainable ocean economy (that) emerges when economic activity is in balance with 3 the long-term capacity of ocean ecosystems to support this activity and remain resilient and healthy” .

The Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society was officially formed in 2015 to advance Australia and New Zealand’s capacity in developing a marine biotechnology economy and to stimulate and encourage strategic national and international collaborations in marine biotechnology. It is with this in mind that we have put together this 3rd symposium of the Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society with the theme “Marine Biotechnology Solutions for 21st Century Challenges”.

The program includes presentations and posters across the full range of marine biotechnology sectors from biomedical, agricultural to industrial and environmental. In recognition of wealth of Indigenous knowledge and the importance of consultation we have put together a special session dedicated to the discussion of marine biotechnology concerns for First Nations People. In collaboration with the UNSW Global Water Institute, UNSW library, UNSW Art collection we are also delighted to invite you on Monday evening to the opening of the art exhibit “Sea Country: Yolngu Bark Paintings in the UNSW Art Collection and Gangaagundi Guunuwaygan (Future Life): recent works by Chels Marshall”.

The Marine Bioeconomy Industry forum, organised in collaboration with the newly formed Australian Marine Bioproducts Industry Group will provide participants with the opportunity to interact with industry representatives and hear about research developments from around the world. There will also be an opportunity during the conference dinner on Tuesday evening to relax, network and enjoy a BBQ buffet by one of Sydney’s beautiful beaches.

Finally we would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors including: NSW Government; UNSW Global Water Institute; Wonderful Capital Biotechnology Group; UNSW Centre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), BioMarine Business Convention; CSIRO; Leica Microsystems; Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS); University of Waikato; School of BABS UNSW; Marine Drugs Journal and the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. Without their generous support this event would not be possible.

Together we are delighted to welcome you to Sydney and hope you enjoy the conference!

Professor Wei Zhang, President

Dr Mike Packer, Vice President

Associate Professor Suhelen Egan, Chair conference organising committee

Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society

Wei Zhang Mike Packer Suhelen Egan

1 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definition of Biotechnology. 2 Marine Biotechnology Weekly update March 15, 2017 3 WOS 2015. World Ocean Summit Briefing Paper “The Blue Economy: growth, opportunity and a sustainable ocean economy” Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation. The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2015. 20pp.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS: Platinum Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

EVENT INFO Venue – John Niland Scientia Building, Kensington Campus, UNSW Sydney

The John Niland Scientia Building (G19 on map) is located at the centre of Kensington Campus, UNSW Sydney. It can be accessed via Library Walk, Gate 11, Botany Street Kensington, 2052. If driving, to access paid parking, enter through Gate 11, Botany St. Park in multi-level parking station. For more information and regular updates on parking at UNSW visit https://www.estate.unsw.edu.au/parking.

Conference Dinner – Coogee Bay Hotel, 253 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee

The conference dinner will be held at Coogee Bay Hotel 7.00pm on Tuesday 21st May. It is easily accessible by taxi/uber, bus or walking distance within the local area. Please visit https://www.google.com/maps.

WiFi instructions, UNSW

WiFi usage: In order to access the UNSW WiFi network during your time on campus, you will need to pre-register via this link: https://adguest.unsw.edu.au/request/retreive/NOsx716qQ3237313138k9eN8KrU7

Enter the passphrase: (Case Sensitive) ANZMBS2019

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WELCOME ADDRESS Professor Emma Johnston

Professor Emma Johnston AO is Dean of Science and Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology at UNSW Sydney. A highly awarded scientist and educator, Professor Johnston has published more than 143 peer-reviewed articles and supervised more than 20 successful PhD graduates. Selected prizes include the 2018 Royal Society of New South Wales Clark Medal in Zoology, the 2016 Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (AU) Mid-Career Medal, the 2016 Hynes Distinguished Lecture from the Canadian Rivers Institute and the 2014 Australian Academy of Science’s Nancy Millis Medal. In 2018 Emma was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (OA) for “distinguished service to higher education, particularly to marine ecology and ecotoxicology, as an academic, researcher and administrator, and to scientific institutes”.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Line Bay

Line Bay is a principal research scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. She is an evolutionary ecologist whose research integrates physiological, genetic and genomic data to understand how corals interact with their environment, and their potential to evolve increased tolerance under projected environmental change. Dr Bay currently leads the AIMS Reef Recovery, Adaptation and Restoration team, and is a core member of the Reef Restoration and Recovery Program. This major multi- disciplinary and multi-institutional program is exploring a suite of potential biotechnological interventions that could be developed and applied at scale for practical restoration and adaptation of coral reefs in a warming world.

Geoff Burton

Geoff Burton is an international expert in Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) policy and regulation. As Director of Genetic Resource Management within Australia’s (then named) Department of Environment and Water Resources, he was instrumental in the development of Australia’s ABS laws and led Australia’s delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity working group on ABS and the development of the Nagoya Protocol. He currently provides ABS support to developing countries implementing the Nagoya Protocol. He is currently a Principal Consultant for genetic resource management at Jean Shannon and Associates, and an adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies.

Katherine (Katie) Dafforn

Katherine Dafforn completed her PhD in Biological Sciences in 2010 at the University of New South Wales, Sydney before beginning a postdoctoral research position in the Applied Marine and Estuarine Ecology (AMEE) Lab. Katie joined the Department of Environmental Sciences at Macquarie University in April 2018 as a Senior Lecturer and continues in her role as Deputy Director for the Sydney Harbour Research Program at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science. Katie’s research explores solutions to mitigate urban impacts on marine communities and she has been investigating the marine life in Sydney Harbour and other NSW estuaries for over 10 years. Most recently she has been investigating the potential to incorporate ecological ideas into the design of engineered marine structures (e.g. “living seawalls”). She aims to provide sustainable building solutions to developers and managers for enhancing marine infrastructure and reducing the spread of non-indigenous species.

Bernie Degnan

Bernie Degnan is the Director of the UQ Centre for Marine Science, and a Professor and UQ Development Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences, where he teaches and leads a research group. He is interested in the genomic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that underpin the formation, evolution and functioning of animals. Research in his lab largely focusses on invertebrates living on the Great Barrier Reef. In the recent past, he has held Australian Laureate and ARC Professorial Fellowships.

Pierre Erwes

Pierre Erwes is an oceanographer with a subsequent specialization in IT and marketing. He is an entrepreneur who has over thirty-five years of international experience, primarily in the areas of marine bio resources and new technologies. He exercised managerial responsibilities in several companies and international groups. In 2008 Pierre Erwes launched the BioMarine convention, now recognized as the only industry and investment platform dedicated to marine bio resources. BioMarine has significantly contributed to the economic development of several regions and countries such as France, UK, NS Canada, Portugal, NC USA, Norway, QC Canada, Monaco.

Traceylee Forester

Traceylee Forester is currently working with Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), as their first Indigenous Partnerships Coordinator. She is assisting in the building of partnerships between AIMS and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Northern Australia, particularly in regards to the collaboration of Western Science and Traditional Owner Science. Traceylee is a member of two Traditional Owner groups in Australia’s Northern Queensland. On her mother’s side she is from the Lama Lama Clan of Princess Charlotte Bay, Cape York and on her father’s side, she is from the Nywaigi Clan, located near Ingham. Traceylee is passionate about assisting Traditional Owners to share their knowledge, experience and wisdom of our natural environment with others. Prior to joining AIMS, Traceylee spent six years on-country co-ordinating the Lama Lama Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and the Junior Ranger program. Prior to that she held the position of secretariat for the Uluru Kata Tjuta board of co-management.

Wayne O’Connor

Wayne O’Connor is Principal Research Scientist with NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Research Leader at the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute (PSFI). Wayne has over 30 years experience in aquaculture research. He has worked on a variety programs ranging from algal culture to the development of production techniques for molluscs such as oysters (edible and pearl), scallops, mussels and clams. Currently, a great deal of his research focuses on increasing the quantity, variety and quality of shellfish available in NSW. In particular, he works closely with a number of Universities to use cutting edge science to improve the supply and quality of the State’s iconic, Sydney rock oyster.

Nick Paul

Nick Paul is Associate Professor in Aquaculture at the School of Science & Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Nick’s main research areas are the domestication and intensive culture of seaweed, bioremediation of wastewater using algae and evaluation of new bioproducts. He received his PhD from the UNSW in 2006, after which he worked as a Lecturer in Aquaculture and research academic at James Cook University. He led a team of scientists that pioneered research on macroalgae for new product development based upon a platform of environmentally sustainable production. This work was recognised in 2015 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards for 'Excellence in Sustainable Water Management'. In 2017, Nick joined USC to continue his R&D focused on the culture of seaweed and new applications, including food and nutraceuticals for human health and applications for bioactives for animal feed. He is also a project leader on Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research-funded projects improving seaweed production and processing opportunities in Indonesia and the Pacific Islands.

Caine Taiapa

Caine Taiapa is involved in interdisciplinary research and is the current operational manager for Manaaki Te Awanui, an independent kaupapa Maori research group based in Tauranga New Zealand. His principle areas of research include alignment of indigenous knowledge and biophysical science as well as the development of frameworks to assist decision making, monitoring and planning. While working with Manaaki Te Awanui his core focus has been on empowering Māori communities to engage meaningfully in culturally relevant environmental research. This has led his research group to coordinate the facilitation of Indigenous based environmental programs with various tribal authorities and research organisations within New Zealand.

Pia Winberg

Pia Winberg is a Marine Ecologist, Phycologist and Marine nutrition specialists at the University of Wollongong. She is also CEO & Chief Scientist at Venus Shell Systems Pty. Ltd, and CEO of PhycoHealth Pty. Ltd Pia has worked across sustainable marine industry development and academia for the past 20 years; integrating marine food production systems with the environment, to deliver potent nutritional benefits to society. Pia has been involved in numerous clinical studies using marine sourced nutrition to demonstrate the case that it is essential to human wellbeing, but then also that we need sustainable production methods to deliver on that need. Pia is now on a commercial pathway with a mission to take new Australian marine crops through to healthy and accessible food for all…. everyday.

PROGRAM Monday 20 May

09.00 – 09.30 Arrival and registration 09.30 – 10.00 Opening session and welcome by UNSW Dean of Science, Professor Emma Johnston 10.00 – 10.30 Keynote speaker: Pierre Erwes: Blue Bioeconomy towards a bright future

10.30 – 11.00 Morning tea

Session 1: Natural Products - Drug Discovery Session Chairs: Danielle Skropeta, Anahit Penesyan, Belinda Ferrari 11.00–11.30 Pia Winberg (Keynote): 21st Century Seaweed: A platform of opportunities in sustainable technologies 11.30–11.45 D. Stringer: Fucoidan gut health 11.45–12.00 N.H. Salikin: Discovery of a novel antinematode protein produced by a marine epiphytic bacterium 12.00 – 12.15 H. Yang: Antidiabetic effect of Ishophloroglucin 12.15 – 12.30 T.S. Jung: Potential use of antigen-specific hagfish antibody: a novel alternative antibody

12.30 – 13.15 Lunch

Session 1: Natural Products - Drug Discovery (cont.) 13.15 – 13.30 S. Mc Cormack: Therapeutic compounds from New Zealand’s marine biodiversity: why are we special? 13.30–13.45 A.S. Commault: Phytohormone treatment arrests cell growth and stimulates accumulation of a novel triterpenoid metabolite in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 13.45 – 14.00 H. Lee: Antioxidant and antiobesity potentials of purified polysaccharide 14.00 – 14.15 S. Osborne: Sustainable functional ingredients from seafood by-products: Helping to meet the future needs of self-care and personalised nutrition.

Session 2: Natural Products - Algal Products and Biofuels Session Chairs: Kim Lee-Chang Justin Ashworth, Peter Ralph, Janice Mc Cauley, Bojan Tamburic 14.15 – 14.45 Nick Paul (Keynote): Seaweed – Good for you, good for livestock and great for the environment

14.45 – 15.30 Afternoon tea and Posters

Session 2: Natural Products – Algal Products and Biofuels (cont.) 15.30 – 15.45 P.J. Ralph: Algal Phenomics – what is possible? 15.45 – 16.00 M. Packer: New opportunities in algal biotechnology from Cawthron research: A sustainable blue economy from green algal science 16.00 – 16.15 P. Su: Microencapsulation and bioavailability of marine derived bioproducts using different types of alginate

L. Labeeuw: High value production process for a marine diatom 16.15 – 16.30 C.R.K Glasson: Sulfated polysaccharides (ulvan) from Ulva species: Processing and 16.30 – 16.45 applications 16.45 – 17.00 R.E Abraham: Biorefinery of brown seaweed Durvillaea potatorum for multiple products

17.15 – 18.30 Indigenous art exhibition and networking function – UNSW Library, Level 5 Gallery

Tuesday 21 May

Session 3: Ecosystems Engineering Session Chairs: Mariana Mayer Pinto; Libby Evans-Illidge 09.00 – 09.30 Line Bay (Keynote): Biotechnological advances underpin the management and conservation of coral reefs in the 21st century 09.30 – 09.45 K. Lema: The effect of microbiome manipulations on a habitat-forming holobiont 09.45 – 10.00 S. Mc Lellan: Molecular approaches for pollution source identification in urban harbors

10.00 – 10.30 Morning tea

Session 3: Ecosystems Engineering (cont.) 10.30 – 11.00 Katie Dafforn (Keynote): Ecological responses to eco-engineering from micro- to macro- scales and consequences for ecosystem function 11.00 – 11.15 S. Ushiama: Distribution of cryptobenthic fish assemblages on natural and artificial substrates 11.15 – 11.30 K. Dodds: Living Seawalls - Does surface brightness affect colonisation and intertidal community development?

M.L. Vozzo: Living Seawalls: Using biology and design to improve the ecological function 11.30 – 11.45 of artificial structures

Session 4a: Policy and Regulation Session Chairs: Libby Evans-Illidge and Sam Mc Cormack 11.45 – 12.15 Geoff Burton (Keynote): Use of nature’s genetic resources – digital sequence information - progress or problem child? 12.15 – 12.30 C. Battershill: Biodiscovery in the Antarctic: a race against time, but who owns what? 12.30 – 12.45 N. Sperou: Out of the Blue; marine algal, science and art collaborative project

12.45 – 13.30 Lunch

Session 4b: Issues for First Nations People 13.30 – 14.00 Traceylee Forester (Keynote): Traditional Owner interests in marine biotechnology – putting the concept of Free Prior Informed Consent into practice. 14.00 – 14.30 C.Taiapa: Standing at opposite sides of the moana (harbour), engaging in the discussion of co-management within Tauranga Moana 14.30 – 15.30 Roundtable discussion (Duane Fraser, Traceylee Forester, Caine Taiapa, Bobby Brooks)

15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon tea and Posters

Session 5: Environmental Health – Monitoring and Conservation Session Chairs: Martin Ostrowski and Torsten Thomas 16.00 – 16.30 Bernie Degnan (Keynote): COT Control 16.30 – 16.45 B. Leggat: Metabolome responses of corals to stress 16.45 – 17.00 J. Ashworth: Transcriptomic biomarkers for the prediction of cellular and environmental conditions

19.00 – 22.30 Conference Dinner – Coogee Bay Hotel

Wednesday 22 May

Session 5: Environment Health – Monitoring and Conservation (cont.) 09.00 – 09.15 M. Ostrowski: Open ocean control 09.15 – 09.30 G. Ferretto: Restoring the threatened seagrass Posidonia australis in old boat mooring scars 09.30 – 09.45 S. Vadillo-Gonzalez: Analysing the potential of bioturbation for sediment bioremediation - Identifying knowledge gaps and mechanisms for its optimization 09.45 – 10.00 D. Varkey: Machine learning in microbial monitoring

10.00 – 10.30 Morning tea

Session 6: Fisheries and Aquaculture Session Chairs: Debashish Mazumder and Jes Sammut 10.30 – 11.00 Wayne O’Connor (Keynote): The future of NSW aquaculture: the need for clever solutions 11.00 – 11.15 S.A. Murray: The use of eDNA and arrays for precise estuarine water quality assessment 11.15 – 11.30 K. Gopi: Isotopic and elemental profiling to trace the source of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) 11.30 – 11.45 M. Puri: Evaluating novel algal biomass as a fish feed: a case study investigating distribution of omega-3 in zebrafish 11.45 – 12.00 N.R.H Rao: Effect of temperature in flocculation of marine microalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica in pilot scale open ponds

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

Session 6: Fisheries and Aquaculture (cont.) 13.00 – 13.15 L. Parker: Building resilience in oysters to ocean acidification 13.15 – 13.30 D.S. Fielder: Developments in production of juvenile Yellowtail kingfish 13.30 – 13.45 M. Dove: Refining Sydney rock oyster breeding 13.45 – 14.00 V.Thepot: Dietary supplementation of seaweeds modify the innate immunity and gut microbiome of rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens

14.00 – 14.45 Afternoon tea and Posters

14.45 – 16.15 Session 7: Industry Forum Session Chairs: Wei Zhang, Rob Velthis

16.15 – 16.30 Conference close

POSTERS

Natural Products - Drug Discovery 1 S.Y. Wong: Antarctic bacterial conversation

2 G.H. Kim: Undaria pinnatifida Fucoidan-rich extract stimulates T cell activation in vitro as well as in vivo 3 B.C. Gutiérrez-Chávez: Characterisation of the emulsifying activity in Antarctic soil isolates

4 H.W. Yang: Protective effect of fucoidan from Miyeokgui against AAPH-induced oxidative stress in in vitro and in vivo 5 L. Ma: Cytotoxicity study of sea cucumbers on colorectal cancer

6 C. von Lupin: Marine proteobacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. HM-SA03 encodes for the production of two novel lanthipeptides

Natural Products – Algal Products and Biofuels 7 W. Yuan: Sequential treatment with inorganic carbon and temperature to potentiate both biomass and lipid productivity in Nannochloropsis oceanica

8 A. Browne: Impact of a seaweed (Ecklonia radiata) ferment and seaweed based proprietary blend on transition dairy cow antioxidants, rumen characteristics, and environmental impacts. 9 M. Ramarajan: New endogenous constitutive promoters from marine microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana CCMP526 for functional genetics and high value bio-product production

10 A. Bordoloi: Subcritical water extraction for recovering high value products from the brown macroalgae Ecklonia maxima: A greener alternative 11 C.C Hall: The internet of tiny green things

12 W. Zhang: Continuous flow direct biodiesel production from Mucor plumbeus biomass

13 A.C. Jaramillo Madrid: Insights into the sterol biosynthesis of diatoms C. Johnston: The Australian National Algae Supply Service: suppyling quality microalgae 14 around the world from the Australian national Algae culture collection

Ecosystems Engineering 15 L. Jiasui: Beneficial bacteria are associated with disease prevention in the model macroalga Delisea pulchra (Rhodophyta)

Environmental Health – Monitoring and Conservation 16 J. Adriaans: Algal-bacterial bioremediation of the xenobiotic pesticide pentachlorophen

Fisheries and Aquaculture 17 S.A. Murray: The validations of a commercial qPCR pipeline for the detection of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin-producing dinoflagellates

18 N.R.H. Rao: Comparison of flotation techniques to harvest aquaculture microalgae and effect of organic matter 19 N.R.H. Rao: Safety of flocculated microalgae as aquafeed

20 T. Charlton: A non-toxic anti-foul coating for aquaculture

COMMITTEE

Special thanks go to our conference committee members and session chairs:

§ Suhelen Egan (Chair) – University of New South Wales § Jes Sammut – University of New South Wales § Belinda Ferrari – University of New South Wales § Torsten Thomas – University of New South Wales § Mariana Mayer Pinto – University of New South Wales § Bojan Tamburic-– University of New South Wales § Justin Ashworth – University of Technology Sydney § Janice McCauley – University of Technology Sydney § Peter Ralph – University of Technology Sydney § Anahit Penesyan – Macquarie University § Martin Ostrowski – Macquarie University § Danielle Skropeta – University of Wollongong § Debashish Mazumder – Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation § Kim Lee-Chang – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation § Libby Evans-Illidge – Australian Institute of Marine Science