Coastal upwelling, the boost of fishing industry

What is coastal upwelling? Coastal upwelling is a natural process that cause horizontal divergence on the sea surface, which force the water from the deeper layer to ascend to the surface layer. How does it occur? The combined effect of Earth’s rotation and frictional force coupling between wind and surface water (Ekman transport) results in […]

DON’T JUDGE SETIU FROM ITS BRACKISH WATER

DON’T JUDGE SETIU FROM ITS BRACKISH WATER The only thing that came across my mind when I first heard the word of Setiu is the lyrics from ‘Terengganu Kita’ song by Iklim, which are ‘Di setiu pata peranginan’ or can be directly translated into ‘Setiu is tourist beach’. Since then, my thought about Setiu will […]

The Curse of Plastics – Syafinaz

Plastics are so common in our daily life. It is common to be seen, common to be mentioned, and undoubtedly common to be used. It was as if a day without it could lead us to a messy life. It is everywhere! From the most basic things until the most advanced technologies use plastics. Granted, […]

GODAE OceanView International School 2017 – Rabitah

Best International School Ever! – GOV School Mallorca 2017.Weekly group photos of GOV School Mallorca 2017   Over autumn 2017, I was fortunate enough to travel 22,000 km to the north to join the GODAE OceanView International School 2017 with full financial support by the organizer. It was an immersive, collaborative and transformative two weeks […]

Majlis Meraikan Graduan INOS 2017

[youtube height=”315″ width=”560″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3jQEBr_Qnk[/youtube] SENARAI GRADUAN BIL NO. MATRIK NAMA PROGRAM BIDANG 1 GSK2105 HADZLEY HARITH PHD OSEANOGRAFI PROF. DR. MOHD LOKMAN HUSAIN 2 GSK1892 FATIN IZZATI BINTI MINHAT PHD OSEANOGRAFI PROF. DR. MOHD LOKMAN HUSAIN 3 GSK1412 ROKIAH BINTI SURIADI PHD OSEANOGRAFI DR. HASRIZAL SHAARI 4 GSK1669 HEE YET YIN PHD OSEANOGRAFI PM DR. SUHAIMI […]

Terengganu monsoons: Its influence on current circulation and our life

Have you heard the great story about the great Chinese mariner, Laksamana Cheng Ho and the Ming Voyage? Did you curious about his sailing from China across the sea and ocean to Arabia and Africa?  The key secret is the power of monsoons!   Interestingly, that’s my research topic for my master thesis.  I studied the […]

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY OF POLYCHAETA (ANNELIDA) IN SOFT BOTTOM MACROBENTHOS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA (OFFSHORE PAHANG, TERENGGANU AND SABAH)

NOOR SHAHIDA BINTI ROSLI Polychaete is among the largest and most diverse benthic animal in many marine ecosystems. However, in Malaysia the study on community ecology of polychaete from soft bottom habitats, especially at the offshore areas of southern South China Sea has not been widely explored.  My master research focuses on determination of polychaete […]