This marine environmental baseline survey was undertaken by MRF on behalf of Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd for the Dalak Pipeline Project, commissioned by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. The Dalak Pipeline Project comprised the construction of a 44.2-km gas pipeline which tee-off from the main Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) in Sipitang running in parallel to the southern…
The marine ecology component of the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) was undertaken by MRF on behalf of Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd for the Development of Oil and Gas Industrial Base Project commissioned by the Labuan Corporation. The project involved a reclamation development as part of a larger development area of the Rancha-Rancha Integrated Port,…
The Dhamra Port project was controversial from its very inception. It met with opposition at all levels of science and conservation, but also garnered the support of the International union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Acting in his (then) capacity as Co-Chair of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, MRF’s Executive Director Dr. Nicolas…
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Dugongs are vulnerable to fisheries, traditional hunting, large-scale losses of seagrass, smaller-scale habitat loss and boat traffic. Entanglement in fishing gear is the predominant threat as dugongs are by-caught in many kinds of fishing gear, in both commercial and artisanal fisheries. The threat is considered major, but the magnitude of the impact is largely unquantified in many countries. To address this, the Marine Research Foundation and a team of experts from around the globe developed a survey questionnaire which can be implemented at low cost and across large geographical areas. The survey is also designed to collect data on marine turtles and other cetaceans, and can be adapted to just about any marine or freshwater species
