海蛞蝓研究在香港 | Sea Slugs Researches in Hong Kong

《海蛞蝓研究在香港》講座回顧
90年代及之前香港曾經有不少海蛞蝓的研究，但在90年代後戛然而止。直至2022年，曾令銘教授與香港大學的David M. Baker教授及其研究團隊，通過公民科學家計劃收集數據，並翻查過往文獻，更新了香港的海蛞蝓名錄。他們總結出257種在本港出現的海蛞蝓紀錄，其中包括71種新紀錄，進一步肯定了香港生物的豐富與多樣性。

曾令銘教授與他的研究團隊進一步深化相關研究，從去年9月起在香港各個水域，包括東面、南面及中部水域，進行全面的水下調查。這是本港多年來首個全面的海蛞蝓水下調查。同時，他們繼續推行公民科學家計劃，收集潛水員的觀察紀錄，以提高市民對海蛞蝓研究的認知和參與度。

香港海事博物館於2024年7月13日(六)及8月24日(六)邀請了曾令銘教授及其研究助理傅嘉穎小姐，講解海蛞蝓以及分享他們的海蛞蝓研究方法和中期研究成果。

講者︰曾令銘教授、傅嘉穎小姐

“Sea Slugs Researches in Hong Kong” Talk Recap
Before the 1990s, there were different research projects related to sea slug, but since then, sea slug research, in Hong Kong had come to a halt. However, in 2022, Prof. Tsang Ling Ming and Prof. David M. Baker from the University of Hong Kong, along with their research teams, reignited this study through a citizen science project. They gathered data from Hong Kong divers' sea slug observations and reviewed past literature, resulting in an updated checklist of 257 species of sea slugs recorded in Hong Kong, including 71 new records. The finding highlights the rich marine biodiversity in Hong Kong.

From September 2023, Prof. Tsang Ling Ming and his research team took the studies further by conducting comprehensive underwater surveys of sea slugs in Hong Kong waters, covering the eastern, southern, and central waters. This marked the first extensive underwater survey of sea slugs in Hong Kong in many years. They also continued the citizen science project to collect observation records from divers, aiming to increase public awareness and participation in sea slug research.

The Hong Kong Maritime Museum invited Prof. Tsang Ling Ming and his research assistant Miss Fu Ka Wing to deliver two sessions of talk on 13 July, 2024 and 24 Aug, 2024. During the talk, they shared their research methods and presented their mid-term findings from the past 10 months.

Speaker: Prof. Tsang Ling Ming, Miss Fu Ka Wing