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ASEAN Archaeological Meet Up 2025: Advancing Maritime Heritage Through the Bidong Shipwreck Excavation
ASEAN Archaeological Meet Up 2025: Advancing Maritime Heritage Through the Bidong Shipwreck Excavation By Hasrizal Shaari (FSSM – INOS) Pulau Bidong, renowned for its rich maritime history, once again became the centre of international attention with the successful organisation of the ASEAN Underwater Archaeological Meet Up 2025 and the Fifth Phase of the Bidong Shipwreck Excavation, held from 18 to 22 September 2025. The programme brought together underwater archaeologists, researchers, and heritage practitioners

INOS and NAHRIM Unite to Address Sea Level Rise and Coastal Morphological Dynamics
INOS and NAHRIM Unite to Address Sea Level Rise and Coastal Morphological Dynamics By Effi Helmy Ariffin (INOS) KUALA NERUS — In a proactive effort to confront climate change and escalating coastal erosion, the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), and the National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) organised the strategic outreach seminar “Kenaikan Aras Laut dan Dinamik Geomorfologi Pantai Malaysia: Daripada Penyelidikan ke Tindakan

Strategic Focus Group Discussion (FGD): Coastal Disaster Management and Coastal Erosion Index Data Coordination
Strategic Focus Group Discussion (FGD): Coastal Disaster Management and Coastal Erosion Index Data Coordination By Effi Helmy Ariffin (INOS) The Strategic Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Coastal Disaster Management and Harmonisation of Coastal Erosion Index Data was successfully held from 24 to 26 July 2025 in the Seminar Room at Swiss-Belhotel, Kuantan. This programme aimed to bring experts from various fields across universities, government and industry to exchange knowledge and
Customer Satisfaction Survey on The Services of Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), UMT
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MFAST - Malaysia Marine Forecast System
The MFAST is developed under the collaboration between UMT and First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), China, which is a supplementary product of the Ocean Forecasting Demonstration System (OFDS) for Southeast Asian Water; one of the Southeast Asian Global Ocean Observing System (SEAGOOS) pilot projects under the auspices of the IOC Sub-Commissions for the Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC).
MFAST is the first OFS in Malaysia to have a high-resolution ocean forecast data which is developed based on wave-tide-circulation coupled model established by the Laboratory of Marine Sciences and Numerical Modelling (MASNUM), FIO.
Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
The project will realize the vision and mission of the Asia-Pacific Network (APN) Goals and Action Agenda by providing an understanding on how marine ecosystems reduce the risk along the coastal area under present and future climate scenarios in the tropic. These complex issues are related to the APN research agenda, namely climate, biodiversity and ecosystem, risk, and resilience. Our research will perform the analyses and involve experts, local stakeholders, in accordance with APN’s mission.
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