March 2023 | By Isis Guibert

Dr. Isis Guibert is a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Hong Kong. She helped lead the SED-BIOME project, a MarineGEO Network Project.

The official opening of the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) marks a new chapter for the MarineGEO Hong Kong team. Our newly renovated marine labs were first trialled from the 5th-17th of June 2022, during which deployed Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) were retrieved. Similar to an underwater building, these structures naturally attract marine animals seeking shelter. Retrieval of ARMs can capture entire communities and are useful in assessing biodiversity. As a standardised method, ARMS have been deployed and are in use all around the world.