Bachok Marine Research Station
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The IOES Bachok Marine Research Station at Kelantan was completed and handed over to IOES on 27 June 2012. Facing the South China Sea, the Bachok Station will serve as the University of Malaya’s gateway to the South China Sea and will provide opportunities for coastal and offshore oceanographic activities. The Bachok Station will also serve as a testing ground for technologies developed for coastal protection, novel aquaculture, as well as a training ground for aspiring local and foreign marine scientists. |
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| ROLE OF THE BACHOK MARINE RESEARCH STATION | |
| • | Support advanced and applied research with a focus on utilisation of marine resources, marine biotechnology, eco-engineering technology, met-ocean research and socioeconomic studies. |
| • | Provide the infrastructure and facilities for the development and pilot-scale testing of new coastal engineering technologies for shoreline protection against erosion, sea-level rise and tsunamis. |
| • | Serve as the Centre for transfer of technologies for poverty eradication in the coastal communities, with a focus on the ECER populations. |
| • | Serve as the centre for outreach and training of IOES |
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_____ | LOCATION: The Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, is established in 2012. It is located at Bachok, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, which is 30 kilometres from Kota Bharu. Built on a land area of 3 hectares, the station fronts the open sea (South China Sea) and is partially bounded by the narrow Rekang River. It is also an hour away from Perhentian Island, which is ideal for coral reef studies. FACILITIES: Biological, Chemical and Physical Oceanography Laboratories, molecular laboratories, seminar room, conference room, dormitory (max 40 pax), a met-ocean observation tower, hatchery facilities, nursery set up, boathouse with 1 unit of 7-ft rigid- inflatable boat (RIB) and 1 unit of a fibreglass boat, full communication and internet facilities. |
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EQUIPMENT: Laboratory and field equipment including UV-Vis spectrophotometer, growth chamber, freeze-dryer, Atmospheric Watch Centre- Air-Ocean-Land Interactions
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| Research Activities Linked to Marine Research Station | |
| 1 | Marine Sources Of Short-Lived Halocarbons And Their Atmospheric Effects; Halocarbon Production by Marine Algae |
| 2 | Effects and control of biofouling on mangrove seedlings |
| 3 | Investigating bacteria mediated carbon fluxes in tropical coastal waters |
| 4 | Enhancing the forecast of severe weather in Malaysia and its neighbouring seas during the northeast monsoon |
| 5 | Mangrove and coastal vegetation establishment for protection and economic enhancement. |
| 6 | Coastal Bio-Shield Via Bio-Engineering Technique for Protection and Economic Enhancement |
| 7 | Seaweed Mass Production for Pulp & Paper |
| 8 | Diversity and ecology of jellyfish, marine invertebrates; snapper & grouper |
| 9 | Distribution, Ecology and Conservation of cetaceans around the Langkawi Archipelago, with special reference to Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphins, Sousa Chinensis |
| 10 | Marine Fungi in Malaysia. |
| 11 | The macroevolution of Marine microeukaryotes |
| 12 | Systematic studies on Malaysian marine algae and seaweeds |
| 13 | Biology and Distribution of Marine and Intertidal Rove beetles |
| 14 | Pelancongan Kebudayaan Maritim |
| 15 | Law of the Sea |
| 16 | Development of an ecological model of a phytoplankton bloom in a tropical estuary |
| 17 | Investigating coral-associated bacterial assemblages |
| 18 | Diversity and biological studies of moray eels and allied groups in Malaysia |
| 19 | Stratospheric ozone: Halogen Impacts in a Varying Atmosphere (SHIVA: EU Grant # 226224) |
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| IOES Bachock Marine Research Station FORM A |
