Celebration of World Oceans Week (WOW2021)
Schedule World Ocean Day: Protecting the source of life and livelihoods Prof. Dr. Mohd Fadzil Mohd Akhir explains the integral role oceans play in our lives and how to protect them from further deterioration. More…
United Nations | Decade of Ocean Science @ UMT
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MEET AND GREET: UMT Turtle Research Community
MEET AND GREET: UMT Turtle Research Community By Uzair Rosli A casual networking event for sea turtles’ advocators from UMT has been conducted on 22 December 2020 at INOS Seminar Room. The most significant number of researchers Sea Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU) gathered all internal researchers working on the various disciplines related to sea turtle […]
Be Part of #oceanprotectors Movement
By Azza Jauhar Ahmad Tajuddin In 2018, I started to be actively involved in community-based learning activities. Living by the beach of Batu Rakit, Terengganu, I encouraged the undergraduates to share their knowledge with the younger learners in the primary schools around the campus. Creating meaningful activities to increase the younger learners’ ocean literacy were […]
Biodiversity of marine worms living in coral reefs in Terengganu Islands
By Isabel C. Molina-Acevedo All my scientific career, I should say, has been related to the sea and its biodiversity. Considering that many marine researchers are more attracted to studying charismatic species, such as turtles, fishes, dolphins and whales, I decided to go for one of the most misunderstood and barely-studied groups of marine invertebrates, […]
Interdisciplinary research through Science – Policy Interface
Interdisciplinary research through Science-Policy Interface By Farahdilah Ghazali Centre for Ocean Governance (COG) was formally launched as a sub-set to INOS on 1 October 2020, sprouting from the Ocean Governance Research Programme established as a HICoE programme in 2013. With the main aim of developing excellence in transdisciplinary research and networking through Science-Policy Nexus for […]
Rising to the surface: Need to accelerate ‘Upwelling’ studies
By IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Despite their close link to high ocean productivity, upwelling systems remain poorly investigated in the South China Sea and adjacent seas. Ongoing and future actions to rectify this were at the center of the recently concluded WESTPAC (IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific) international workshop held January 26 to […]
INOS hosted regional IOC-WESTPAC workshop on Upwelling
By Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS) On the 26th January 2021, the Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, had successfully organised the 2nd WESTPAC Workshop on upwelling and its dynamics in the South China Sea and adjacent areas. This fully virtual workshop was officiated by the Representative from the Ministry of […]
2020 Istirehat Panjang Ekosistem Terumbu Karang
Oleh Hasrizal bin Shaari Pelancongan merupakan antara penyumbang terbesar kepada sektor ekonomi negara. Pendapatan negara yang dijana daripada industri perlancongan mencecah RM86.14 bilion pada tahun 2019. Rentetan daripada kerancakan industri ini, pelbagai promosi telah dijalankan oleh pihak kerajaan bagi menjana lebih banyak pendapatan kepada negara. Namun seperti perpatah yang biasa kita dengar “disangkakan panas hingga […]
2020 Istirehat Panjang Ekosistem Terumbu Karang
Oleh Hasrizal bin Shaari Pelancongan merupakan antara penyumbang terbesar kepada sektor ekonomi negara. Pendapatan negara yang dijana daripada industri perlancongan mencecah RM86.14 bilion pada tahun 2019. Rentetan daripada kerancakan industri ini, pelbagai promosi telah dijalankan oleh pihak kerajaan bagi menjana lebih banyak pendapatan kepada negara. Namun seperti perpatah yang biasa kita dengar “disangkakan panas hingga […]
