JSSM Special Issue No. 5, 2018

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Editorial: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges in Marine and Environmental Sciences

WAHIZATUL AFZAN AZMI, ONG MENG CHUAN, MELISSA BEATA MARTIN, TUAN NURUL SABIQAH TUAN ANUARSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND THILAHGAVANI NAGAPPANSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Forecasting of Particulate Matter (PM10) Concentration based on Gaseous Pollutants and Meteorological Factors for Different Monsoons of Urban Coastal Area in Terengganu

SI YUEN FONGSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, SAMSURI ABDULLAHSchool of Ocean Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND MARZUKI ISMAILSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Institute for Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Decorated Poly(3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene) on Graphene for Prospective Cathode Catalyst in Fuel Cells

NURUL’AIN BASYIRAH MUHAMAD AND FARHANINI YUSOFFSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Selected Heavy Metals Content in Commercial Fishes at Different Season Landed at Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia Complex, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

ONG MENG CHUAN, NORHAZIRAH ABD AZIZSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, NOOR AZHAR MOHAMED SHAZILIInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND KAMARUZZAMAN YUNUSKulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

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Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acid Distribution Associated with Pig Fatty Tissue Buried in Oil Palm Plantation Soil

NUR ANISAH DAUD AND SITI SOFO ISMAILSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Metals Accumulation in Cultured Tiger Grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus with Estimated Weekly Intake Levels from East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

NIK MOHMMAD AZMI NIK-NURASYIKIN, MOHD YUSOFF NURULNADIA ABU HASSAN MOHAMAD SOFISchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND SITI NURTAHIRAH JAAFARSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Viability of Phytoextraction to Remediate Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Using Acacia mangium

NIK MOHD SHIBLI NIK JAAFARSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, NOOR AZHAR MOHAMED SHAZILIInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND NIK MUHAMAD MAJIDInstitute of Tropical Forestry and Forest’s Product, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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Beach Morphodynamic Classification in Different Monsoon Seasons at Terengganu Beaches, Malaysia

EFFI HELMY ARIFFINSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MANOJ JOSEPH MATHEWInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, ROSNAN YAACOBSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MOHD FADZIL AKHIRInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, HASRIZAL SHAARISchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MUHAMMAD SYAKIR ZUFAYRIZULFAKARInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MOUNCEF SEDRATIGéosciences Océan UMR CNRS 6538, Centre de Recherche Yves Coppens, Campus de Tohanic, Université Bretagne Sud, Vannes, France AND NOR ASLINDA AWANGNational Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources, Wisma Sumber Asli, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 4, Putrajaya, Malaysia

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Current Status of Modern Foraminiferal Research in Peninsular and East Malaysia

FATIN IZZATI MINHATSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MOHD LOKMAN HUSAIN, BEHARA SATYANARAYANAInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, ABDULLAH SULAIMANDepartment of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia, Technical Service Division, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia AND SANATUL SALWA HASANPetroleum Resource Exploration Malaysia Petroleum Management, PETRONAS, Level 16, Tower 1, PETRONAS Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Ballast Water from Ships Berthed at Major Ports of Malaysia

HING LEE SIANG, ROHAIDA MAT HUSAIN, KESAVEN BHUBALANSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND CHRISTINE A OROSCOSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Quantification of Coral Reef Benthos for Coral Health Assessment in Labuan Marine Park, Malaysia

CHE DIN MOHD SAFUANInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, KHAIRA ISMAIL, IDHAM KHALILSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, AZIZI ALI, WEI SHENG CHONGInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, ALBERT APOLLO CHAN, MD NIZAM ISMAIL, IZARENAH MD REPINDepartment of Marine Park Malaysia, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Putrajaya, Malaysia AND ZAINUDIN BACHOKInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Population Density and Size of Blood Cockle, Anadara cornea in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu during Northeast Monsoon Season

NURUL EIZZATI IBRAHIM, WAN BAYANI WAN OMARSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia AND FARIDAH MOHAMADSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Polychaetous Annelid Community Structure in Relation to Soft Bottom Sediment Characteristics in Continental Shelf of the Southern South China Sea

NOOR SHAHIDA ROSLI, NURULAFIFAH YAHYAInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, IZWANDY IDRISSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND ZAINUDIN BACHOKInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Taxonomic Revision of the Family Doliolidae Bronn, 1862 (Chordata, Tunicata, Thaliacea, Doliolida) from East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, with an updated worldwide distribution

NUR ‘ALIA ADAMSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND NURUL HUDA AHMAD ISHAKSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Occurrence of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae Isolated from Island, Bris and Coastal Soils of Terengganu, Malaysia

MUHAMMAD SHAHRUL HAFIZ ELHAM, PONG KUAN KIN, GRACE LEE ERN LIN, INSYIRAH ISHAKSchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND WAHIZATUL AFZAN AZMISchool of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Effect of Monsoonal Fluctuations on Micro-Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll-a Relationship in Reefs Ecosystems of South China Sea

HUSAIN KHYRIL SYAHRIZANInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia AND ZAINUDIN BACHOKInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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Population Dynamics of Mangrove Clam, Geloina expansa (Mousson, 1849) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in a Malaysian Mangrove System of South China Sea

NURULAFIFAH YAHYAInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, IZWANDY IDRISInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, NOOR SHAHIDA ROSLIInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia AND ZAINUDIN BACHOKInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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An Appraisal of the Malaysian Legal Framework in Conserving the Marine Endangered Species

MUHAMMAD ASHRAF ABDUL RAHMANInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MOHD UZAIR RUSLIInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, MOHD HAZMI MOHDFaculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia RUSLI, NAZLI AZIZSchool of Social and Economic Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia AND WAN IZATUL ASMA WAN TALAATInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia