Welcome to Damselfish in Distress
Hi all! I'm Febrianne. I really like the ocean, conservation, and coral reefs. I started this blog to tell you about those things.
I started off doing my Bachelor's in Science in Tropical Environmental Biology and Ecology (Extended Major), then followed it with an Honour's degree in Monash University Malaysia. Since my third year of undergraduate studies, I had been involved in a project on urban mosquito populations which gives me 2 years of research experience under my belt. I also have a journal paper on the way. It's been a dream of mine to continue studying Marine Biology with a specialty in coral conservation for a very long time. My love for coral reefs started when I was 3 years old, when my mom slapped a kiddy mask+snorkel and a life jacket on me and pushed me off a boat. Since then, I've visited several reefs across South East Asia and earned my PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water scuba diving licenses (Thanks again mom!). I can't get enough of being underwater and even the thought of being submerged and surrounded by underwater life is making me happy right now.
Since I had started getting in the water, I've noticed a disturbing trend of mass coral death. The planet is heating up and pollution is getting in our waters causing destruction to these amazing ecosystems. Aside from being wonderful and really pretty to look at, coral reefs are economically valuable resources. Coral reefs in Malaysia have been valued at USD 600 million from fisheries, tourism, and other ecosystem services they provide [1].
Global coral reef ecosystems are under threat from human activity. Aside from global warming, destructive fishing practices, ocean acidification, and sedimentation are some of the other problems that are harming coral reefs. I want to talk about these things and reach out to people, have conversations and figure out solutions as a global community.
I had recently applied for a Master's degree in University of Malaya to study a new method of preventing coral bleaching during the El Nino year of 2019 with UM lecturer Affendi Yang Amri. Unfortunately, things happened and I had lost the funding meant to be used for research. I'm trying to come up with ways to raise this money, so keep an eye on this space to see what I do manage to come up with!
References:
[1] Reef Check Malaysia 2012, Coral Bleaching Management in Malaysia, Reef Check Malaysia viewed 15 December 2018, <http://www.reefcheck.org/reef-news/coral-bleaching-management-in-malaysia>.
I started off doing my Bachelor's in Science in Tropical Environmental Biology and Ecology (Extended Major), then followed it with an Honour's degree in Monash University Malaysia. Since my third year of undergraduate studies, I had been involved in a project on urban mosquito populations which gives me 2 years of research experience under my belt. I also have a journal paper on the way. It's been a dream of mine to continue studying Marine Biology with a specialty in coral conservation for a very long time. My love for coral reefs started when I was 3 years old, when my mom slapped a kiddy mask+snorkel and a life jacket on me and pushed me off a boat. Since then, I've visited several reefs across South East Asia and earned my PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water scuba diving licenses (Thanks again mom!). I can't get enough of being underwater and even the thought of being submerged and surrounded by underwater life is making me happy right now.
Since I had started getting in the water, I've noticed a disturbing trend of mass coral death. The planet is heating up and pollution is getting in our waters causing destruction to these amazing ecosystems. Aside from being wonderful and really pretty to look at, coral reefs are economically valuable resources. Coral reefs in Malaysia have been valued at USD 600 million from fisheries, tourism, and other ecosystem services they provide [1].
Global coral reef ecosystems are under threat from human activity. Aside from global warming, destructive fishing practices, ocean acidification, and sedimentation are some of the other problems that are harming coral reefs. I want to talk about these things and reach out to people, have conversations and figure out solutions as a global community.
I had recently applied for a Master's degree in University of Malaya to study a new method of preventing coral bleaching during the El Nino year of 2019 with UM lecturer Affendi Yang Amri. Unfortunately, things happened and I had lost the funding meant to be used for research. I'm trying to come up with ways to raise this money, so keep an eye on this space to see what I do manage to come up with!
References:
[1] Reef Check Malaysia 2012, Coral Bleaching Management in Malaysia, Reef Check Malaysia viewed 15 December 2018, <http://www.reefcheck.org/reef-news/coral-bleaching-management-in-malaysia>.
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