Aquaculture: The Good, the Bad and the Restorative
By Dr. Annette Jaya Ram, Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aileen Tan
January 2022 FEATURE
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Dr. Annette Jaya Ram
works on mariculture of mud crabs and mantis shrimps. She is identifying the best ways to culture them in order to reduce the harvesting of these organisms from the wild.
Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn
studies the biodiversity of marine invertebrates and their systematics. His research interests include ecology, diversity, systematics and taxonomy of echinoderms.
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aileen Tan
is the Director for the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, USM. Her experience on aquaculture helped develop several key national and international projects in this field.
