Agenda. Organizing committe members: Michael Berumen Burton Jones Christian Voolstra Susana Carvalho John Pearman Darren Coker

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2 Agenda Organizing committe members: Michael Berumen Burton Jones Christian Voolstra Susana Carvalho John Pearman Darren Coker As Saudi Arabia is preparing to achieve the goals set by the Kingdom s vision for the future, Vision 2030 which is an ambitious yet achievable project the RSRC is engaging in constructive reflection about the environmental impact on the Red Sea coastal shores. The workshop will address important questions about how coral reef biodiversity should be monitored near Saudi s planned mega-developments on the Red Sea coast. The aim is to produce concrete recommendations to ensure conservation of these important ecosystems during construction and into the future so that their full natural value can be realized in a sustainable way.

3 KAUST Workshop on The Future of Red Sea Biodiversity King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) www. kaust.edu.sa Agenda (details) Tuesday, 23 October - Research conference (open) Level 0 Auditorium between buildings 2 and 3 08:00-08:30 Breakfast and uploading presentations 08:30-08:50 08:50-09:20 09:20-09:40 09:40-10:00 10:00-10:30 10:30-10:50 10:50-11:10 11:10-11:40 11:40-12:20 Welcome and housekeeping notes Michael Berumen, KAUST Keynote lecture: Marine biodiversity revisited Rupert Ormond Designing monitoring programs for aquatic health taking a whole-of-system approach: lessons from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Ian Poiner Red Sea biodiversity: current knowledge and future directions Gustav Paulay Coffee break The state of the art of mesophotic coral ecosystem studies in the Red Sea and the world Luiz Rocha Searching for subtle signs: increasing the sensitivity of coral reef monitoring Christopher Goatley RSRC and In-Kingdom activities Burt Jones Lunch rsrc.kaust.edu.sa

4 KAUST Workshop on The Future of Red Sea Biodiversity King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) www. kaust.edu.sa 12:20-12:30 Group photo 12:30-13:30 Hidden in plain sight? The cryptic biodiversity of coral reefs Catherine McFadden 14:00-14:40 Keynote lecture: The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (LOF): Lessons learned from two decades of coral reef conservation Princess Hala bint Khaled bin Sultan Al-Saud Mohamed Faisal Alexandra Dempsey Renee Carlton Amy Heemsoth 14:40-15:00 15:00-15:20 15:20-15:50 15:50-16:10 16:10-16:30 16:30-16:50 16:50 19:15 Diving into the realm of the cryptobiome - lessons for future reef diversity assessments John Pearman Biodiversity assessment through edna approaches across coral reefs in Okinawa James Reimer Coffee break Arabian coral biodiversity Francesca Benzoni Knowledge and challenges of marine biodiversity in the northern Red Sea Arthur Bos Reef fish biodiversity in the Red Sea Darren Coker Closure Group dinner in the Campus Diner rsrc.kaust.edu.sa

5 Workshop Participants Francesca Benzoni, Professor, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Yasser Kattan, Industry Scientist, Saudi Aramco, KSA Todd Clardy, Associate Professor, KFUPM, KSA Rupert Ormond, Professor, Heriot Watt University, UK Arthur Bos, Associate Professor, The American University of Cairo, Egypt Khaled Al-Abdulkader, Senior Consultant, Saudi Aramco, KSA James Reimer, Associate Professor, University of the Ryukyus, Japan Mark Priest, Research Scientist, University of Queensland, Australia Christopher Goatley, Postdoc, University of New England, Australia Michael Crosby, President/CEO, MOTE Marine Laboratory, USA Sheikh Elamin, Associate Professor, Red Sea University, Sudan Maroof Khalaf, Dean of the Faculty of Marine Sciences, University of Jordan, Jordan Thamer Habis, Managing Director, Saudi WS & Diving Federation, KSA Mohamed Abu El-Regal, Associate Professor, Port Said University, Egypt Tesfamariam Arefe Tesfatsion, Unit Head, Ministry of Marine Resources, Eritrea Salim Al-Moghrabi, Environemental Expert, PERSGA, KSA Elsheikh Bashir Ali, Postdoc, Red Sea University, Sudan Haile Hailemicael Araya, Unite Head, Ministry of Marine Resources, Eritrea Jacob Johansen, Research Scientist, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE Ian Poiner, Chair, Reef and Rainforest Research Center, Australia Princess Hala bint Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud, Director at LOF Board, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, USA Mohamed Faisal, Chaired Professor at Michigan State University, Lead Scientist, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, USA Michael Berumen, Professor, KAUST, KSA Susana Carvalho, Research Scientist, KAUST, KSA Burton Jones, Professor, KAUST, KSA Darren Coker, Research Scientist, KAUST, KSA John Pearman, Research Scientist, KAUST, KSA Jeff Shamma, Professor, KAUST, KSA Lloyd Smith, Director, KAUST Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab, KSA Zenon Batang, Supervisor, Field & Lab Research Support, KAUST, KSA Nabeel M. Alikunhi, Research Scientist, KAUST, KSA Catherine McFadden, Professor, Harvey Mudd College, USA Luiz Rocha, Professor, California Academy of Sciences, USA Greg Skomal, Marine Biologist, Martha s Vineyard Research Station, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, USA Gustav Paulay, Curator of Invertebrates, Florida Museum of Natural History, USA Alexandra Dempsey, Director of Science Management, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, USA Renee Carlton, Marine Ecologist, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, USA Amy Heemsoth, Director of Education, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, USA rsrc.kaust.edu.sa

6 Contacts Michael Berumen, Co/Organizer Phone: Mobile: Susana Carvalho, Co/Organizer Phone: Mobile: Manal Bamashmos, RSRC Business Manager Phone: Mobile: Christine Nelson, RSRC Executive Secretary Phone: Mobile: KAUST Inn Reception Phone: