MRF Staff and Directors are happy to support the Kota Kinabalu Dive Rangers with underwater cleanup events of discarded and illegal fishing gear within the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. This project collects illegal and abandoned fishing gears left by fishers who fish within the Park boundaries, and whose nets get caught on the Park’s…
The marine benthos inspection component of a Biodiversity Impact Assessment was undertaken by MRF on behalf of Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd for the Kebabangan – ERB West Pipeline Project commissioned by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. MRF’s scope of work included conducting a qualitative survey on the coral reefs along the proposed pipeline corridor; identifying potential…
A desktop review project was undertaken by MRF on behalf of Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd for the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) Study for Exploration Drilling off northwest Sabah commissioned by INPEX Offshore North West Sabah Ltd. INPEX Corporation, through its subsidiary INPEX Offshore North West Sabah Ltd. proposed to conduct exploration activities on Blocks S…
The Marine Research Foundation provides specialist advisory services in relation to the management of marine turtles of the Gladstone region, as part of the Long Term Turtle Management Plan, on behalf Eco Logical Australia and the LNG proponents Queensland Curtis LNG (QGC), Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and Santos GLNG (GLNG). This work ensures that the…
Marine turtles in SE Asia are in dire need of conservation action. With long maturation periods and low survival, they have extremely slow replenishment rates. A population which has been depleted can take several centuries to recover. However, understanding the needs of the turtles also depends heavily the understanding of the extent of habitat use…
