UMT Marine Biology

Announcement

2010-09-01T11:37:00.001+08:00

To all marine biology 3rd year student who free at 8-12am can go to OCEANOGRAPHY lab. Because 2nd year will do the field courses presentation slide, so come if you are free. Thanks =)

2010-06-30T16:48:00.000+08:00

Deadliest catch: Turtles die 'in their millions' from fishing lines

2010-06-18T12:50:00.002+08:00

Read It and See the Picture slideshow ='(

Study shows whale poop fights climate change

2010-06-18T12:44:00.000+08:00

Full Article ^^~

Could Tiny Bubbles Cool the Planet?

2010-03-27T22:32:00.000+08:00

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/03/could-tiny-bubbles-cool-the-plan.html

NASA Spots Surprising Shrimp Beneath Antarctic Ice

2010-03-19T02:07:00.000+08:00

NASA Spots Surprising Shrimp Beneath Antarctic Ice

Bill banning use of offshore platforms for fish farms could affect Gulf aquaculture

2010-01-10T13:36:00.000+08:00

Bill banning use of offshore platforms for fish farms could affect Gulf aquaculture: "

Proposed federal legislation could make the Gulf of Mexico a less likely site for the nation's first commercial offshore fish farms.

Under the National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009, proposed by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., it would be illegal to use oil or natural gas platforms for fish farming operations.

Many consider the presence of 4,000 such platforms the Gulf's primary advantage as an aquaculture destination. Proponents have touted them as perfect workstations, providing a place to secure fish cages, quarter crewmembers, and store fish food and medications.

Farming fish such as red snapper would take pressure off dwindling natural stocks and create jobs, say those who favor the practice. Opponents point to a variety of issues, including water pollution, use of antibiotics and other chemicals, and potential damage to native populations if farm escapees contaminate the wild gene pool.

The Gulf is the only section of the nation's coastline that has an offshore aquaculture permitting plan awaiting final federal approval.

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved the plan in January after years of debate. Though many expected the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reject the plan -- which is applicable only in the gulf -- the agency allowed it to become law in September. All that remains is the final rulemaking procedure, which involves public comment.

So far, no one is lining up to get a permit. In part, that may be due to a legal conundrum that could keep a fish farm proposal in court for years.

At issue is whether raising fish in pens and harvesting them from cages constitutes fishing.

NOAA, through a legal memo that defines aquaculture as fishing, claims to have jurisdiction under current federal law, according to Stephanie Showalter, director of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Center, which studies coastal and ocean legal issues. But that interpretation has not been challenged, she said.

'I think there are strong legal arguments that could be made that aquaculture is not fishing,' she said, 'and so it would not be covered under the Magnuson Act.'

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act gives NOAA the authority to set catch limits and fishing seasons for the nation's fisheries.

NOAA has twice since 2005 tried to get legislation allowing it to regulate aquaculture. Both attempts failed. NOAA officials said Monday that the agency is working on a new plan but couldn't discuss it at this time, and has not yet reviewed the proposed aquaculture bill.

Capps' new bill would have NOAA regulate aquaculture, but it would also include new hurdles for anyone seeking to farm fish. For instance, no fish farms could be permitted until environmental impact studies had been conducted for all of the nation's coastal waters. It has been referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Her office did not return calls seeking comment.

'The new bill has many more environmental safeguards than the Gulf Council's plan, but it is still not enough,' said Marianne Cufone, with Food and Water Watch, an environmental group opposed to ocean aquaculture.

Cufone's group favors 'recirculating' aquaculture projects -- land-based systems that clean and reuse water thus preventing undesirable effects in the ocean.

Cufone said regulators should be aware that foreign companies are particularly interested in growing fish in American waters.

She said the companies would grow fish here, sell them all over the world and 'leave us with the pollution and problems.'

Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, said the bill could hurt Gulf coast aquaculture by banning the use of offshore platforms, even those that are no longer in service. In an e-mailed statement, Bonner said he would 'make Rep. Capps aware of the potentially negative impact her bill could have on our economy.'

Source: http://blog.al.com/live/2009/12/bill_banning_use_of_offshore_p.html

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selamat hari raya aidilfitri rakan2..

2009-09-17T13:09:00.002+08:00

selamat hari raya aidilfitri untuk rakan2 sekalian..

semepena balik beraye ni..jalan la elok2..jangan melintas seperti ayam..wahaha

selamat pulang ke kampung..jaga diri di hari raya..

jangan terlalu taksub untuk makan..n jgn lupa naik cuti ni kte de test..:D..

anyway..take care all..!!..gonna miss u all..

ade orang jatuh motor la...

2009-08-03T13:05:00.002+08:00

hahaha..poor yew sun..how come die bole jatuh motor ye..die sangat berat kot..hahahahah...

KIA lab all group

2009-08-03T02:10:00.003+08:00

wa... i add mila as admin only... then the blog like everyday also update... hahaha
sorryla i memang org malas nak update one. blog i sendiri also once a week only haha..

anyway..
point of this post. KIA results here for download. XD

click here. click download. click save. click open. still got click anything else ah... nothing la i think.
got problem tell me ok?

phytoPLANKTON here and there..

2009-07-29T23:30:00.002+08:00

dear my coursemate..especially GROUP 1..i know all of you are very stress about the phytoplankton counting..

but hopefully all de group can do the best..

chaiyok2!! GROUP 1..let us beat GROUP 3 (yew sun..hahahah)..

i also hope that we can pass wif flying colors...

em...so~~~everyone..work up together..haiya!!

i'm the new ADMIN..

2009-07-27T10:54:00.002+08:00

i'm the new admin..to all marine biology students..u like it or not..u have to accept the fate..this is my destiny..ahahahaah..

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT..hahaha

so..hope after this..u'll find our blog will be more..and MORE interesting..

CHAIYOK2 admin!!

Albino Baby Turtle

2009-07-10T21:11:00.002+08:00

Khram Island, Thailand, June 17, 2009--A Thai Navy sailor holds a baby albino green sea turtle at a nursery for the reptiles, which are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

About 15,000 green turtles and hawksbill turtles are hatched and housed at the navy's conservation center annually until the animals are old enough to be released into the sea.

—Photograph by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Reference Link

Fuyoh green turtle already rare now got albino one... haha

Remembering you Always

2009-06-02T19:45:00.004+08:00

Below is a dedication to our dear friend who left us in may. This version is not the original but i'm putting it here because I feel it makes more sense.

Music by Elton John

Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

Goodbye England's rose

May you ever grow in our hearts

You were the grace that placed itself

Where lives were torn apart

You called out to our country

And you whispered to those in pain

Now you belong to heaven

And the stars spell out your name

And it seems to me you've lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never fading with the sunset

When the rain set in

And your footsteps will always fall here

Along England's greenest hills

Your candle's burned out long before

Your legend ever will

Loveliness we've lost

These empty days without your smile

This torch we'll always carry

For our nation's golden child

And even though we try

The truth brings us to tears

All our words cannot express

The joy you brought us through the years

And it seems to me you`ve lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never fading with the sunset

When the rain set in

And your footsteps will always fall here

Along England's greenest hills

Your candle's burned out long before

Your legend ever will

Goodbye England's rose

May you ever grow in our hearts

You were the grace that placed itself

Where lives were torn apart

Goodbye England's rose

From a country lost without your soul

Who'll miss the wings of your compassion

More than you'll ever know

And it seems to me you've lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never fading with the sunset

When the rain set in

And your footsteps will always fall here

Along England's greenest hills

Your candle's burned out long before

Your legend ever will

Live is full of unpredictable things. My friends, we hold her memory close to our hearts as we forge our way to the unknown future. Watch each other's back and also take care of yourselves. We will see each other soon.

As for you, my friend, your candle really did burn out before your legend ever will.

May you be in peace.

Yahoo!!

2009-05-01T14:22:00.002+08:00

everybody home? heading home?

be safe and stay safe okay?

and remember to read up on our third sem field trip so that you all won't be blur and dunno what to do at that time.

happy holidays!! XD

Good luck!!!

2009-04-20T11:06:00.002+08:00

everyone,
good luck for your exam and enjoy your holiday
if any funny things happen during the holiday please post it out and share with us....huhuhuhuhuhuhu

BioM debate team Qualified until Quater-finals!!!

2009-02-23T13:00:00.002+08:00

Members of the debate team:

Chark Ling Wei
Eric Chong Hon Shung
Mohd Firdaus B Nor Hashim
Ngo Lee Ling

Debate duration:
(THBT = The House Believes That)

2o/2/2008

1st round: THBT WE SHOULD SWITCH TO NUCLEAR ENERGY

Gov: Food Tec
Oppo: BioM

PM: Chark
Deputy: Firdaus
Whip: Lee Ling

Support: Eric

Motion denied = win!

2nd round:THBT WE SHOULD INCREASE THE DUTY FOR CIGARETTES

Gov: BioM
Oppo:BioD

PM: Chark
Deputy: Firdaus
Whip: Lee Ling

Support: Eric

Motion denied = lose.

3rd round:THBT MALAYSIAN FOOTBALL: THERE IS STILL HOPE

Gov: BioM
Oppo: Revof

PM: Firdaus
Deputy: Chark
Whip: Lee Ling

Support: Eric

Motion accepted = win!

4th round: THBT REALITY TV SHOWS IN MALAYSIA PRODUCE MANY QUALITY ARTISTS

Gov: BioM
Oppo: Soft. Eng.

PM: Firdaus
Deputy: Chark
Whip: Lee Ling

Support: Eric

Motion denied: lose.

With 2 wins and 2 loses, the bioM team entered the quarter finals on 21/2/2008

Quarter final round: ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION: TOMORROW IS STILL THERE

Gov: Post Harvest
Oppo: BioM

PM: Eric
Deputy: Chark
Whip: Lee Ling

Support: Firdaus

Motion accepted = lose...

With this lost, the BioM team was then disqualifies as it was a kalah-mati round.

Anyway the debate went on with:
Motion for semi final: THBT NEP IS NO LONGER RELEVANT

(KKK gave a GREAT WOW SUPER performance by the prime minister.)

Motion for finals: THBT WE SHOULD RETAIN THE USE OF ENGLISH IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES

Gov: BioD
Oppo: Post Harvest

Motion accepted = BioD is the overall winners of PNC debate competition.

For more personal views on this topic, please click here .

Design for BioM T shirt

2009-02-11T19:25:00.003+08:00

Blue

Purple
Hey people new voting poll on the left. Please vote!

COME! COME ! COME!

2009-02-09T13:03:00.002+08:00

THIS FRIDAY WILL BE A MALAM KEBUDAYAAN TAHUN BARU CINA UMT 2009 HELD IN DSM AT 7PM
I HOPE WHO ARE INTERESTED CAN COME AND JOIN US
IT IS RM5 PER TICKET ...
HOPE CAN SEE YOU ALL THERE...

WISH U ALL
HAPPY VALENTINE DAY

Update

2009-01-17T13:37:00.007+08:00

I've included the name list at the bottom there for everyone's convenience. If anyone doesn't like the info they think is private (b'day / email) posted like this, tell the AJK blog n photo people and we will black it out or something depending on the number of suggestions.

Oh and by the way if you all haven't noticed yet, the AJK list is on the right side.

Remember to go to shutterfly to look at the assigments/lab reports/tests due dates!

Okay and for Facebook users, there is an existing group for UMT marine biology there. [Marine Biology of UMT (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu)] go join!

Bio Marin Class Fee

2009-01-15T14:48:00.009+08:00

Okay, my version is correct and acurate as of 11.00 am on 15/01/2009. anyone who paid PC after that will not be shown here but i will update this thing as often as possible k?

k i know this thing is VERY small you can either save it and enlarge it with the photo viewer on the desktop, OR:

just click on the image to enlarge it.

That's all for now.

P.S. All the tests are after CNY!!!! wahhhhhhhh (O.O)" study hard people!

First Post!

2009-01-12T13:25:00.003+08:00

Hi to all you people there!

Welcome to the UMT Marine Biology blog/info/chat board!

I normally blog in english but there will be people in the future who will use BM, BC, (BT?) in the future.

maybe french also... XD

I set it so you people can leave comments after each post anonymously but please la put name ok?

there's a poll thingy to the right -->
please vote.

any comments to improve this would help too.

P.S. The other 4 people who are supposed to be uploading stuff (pic, videos n etc). Gimme your emails to add to the admin section so you people can post stuff too.

T-T its sad to be the only one here...

Okay. Thats all for Now! Au Revoir!