Volume 15 Number 4, June 2020

Editorial

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Sustainable Development Through Science, Technology, and Innovation

WAN MOHD AFIQ WAN MOHD KHALIKFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AND WAHIZATUL AFZAN AZMIFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Original Article

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Diel Variations in Density and Diversity of Micro-Phytoplankton Community in and around a Barachois-Based Oyster Culture Farm

SOONDUR MOUNESHWAR,Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science & Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius. KAULLYSING DEEPEEKA,Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science & Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius. BOOJHAWON RAVINDRA,Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius. LOWE RYAN,School of Earth and Environment and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, M004 - 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia. CASARETO BEATRIZ ESTELA,Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Japan. SUZUKI YOSHIMIGraduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Japan. AND BHAGOOLI RANJEETDepartment of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science & Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius; Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; The Biodiversity and Environment Institute, Réduit, Republic of Mauritius.

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Variations in the Density and Diversity of Micro-Phytoplankton and Micro-Zooplankton in Summer Months at Two Coral Reef Sites around Mauritius Island

SANDOOYEA SHAAMA,Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science, and Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius. AVÉ HÉLOÏSE,Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science, and Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius; EHU/UPV PiE, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Plentzia 48620, Spain. SOONDUR MOUNESHWAR,Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science, and Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius. KAULLYSING DEEPEEKA Department of Biosciences and Ocean Studies, Faculty of Science, and Pole of Research Excellence in Sustainable Marine Biodiversity, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Republic of Mauritius; The Biodiversity and Environment Institute, Réduit, Republic of Mauritius. AND BHAGOOLI RANJEETEHU/UPV PiE, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Plentzia 48620, Spain; The Biodiversity and Environment Institute, Réduit, Republic of Mauritius; Institute Oceanography and Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Cytochrome Oxidase I Gene Reveals Potential Cryptic Diversity of Doublewhip Threadfin Bream, Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1854) in Peninsular Malaysia

TUN NURUL AIMI MAT JAAFAR,Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. NURLIAYANA SHARIFFUDDIN,Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.  SALWANI ABDULLAH,Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AHASAN HABIBFaculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Department of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali–3814, Bangladesh. AND TAN MIN PAUInstitute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Uptake and Egestion of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Microbeads in the Marine Copepod Nitocra lacustris pacifica

TAN SUET MAY AMELIAFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., SITI NOORHUDA FATIHAH SUKRI,Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. ANNISA NURSABRINA JAAPAR,Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. ROSWATI MD AMINFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Ocean Polution and Ecotoxicology Research Group, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AND KESAVEN BHUBALANFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Ocean Polution and Ecotoxicology Research Group, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, NIBM, 11700 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

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The Diversity of Symbiodiniaceae Hosted by Palythoa tuberculosa found at the Edge of the South China Sea

WEE HIN BOO,Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. LAU YEE WAH,Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. SOONG KERYEADepartment of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. AND REIMER JAMES DAVISGraduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan; Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.

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Seasonal Characteristics of Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Currents in the Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea

NOOR SUHADAH ISA, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.MOHD FADZIL AKHIR,Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. IDHAM KHALIL,Faculty of Sciences and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. POH HENG KOKInstitute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AND NUR HIDAYAH ROSELIFaculty of Sciences and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Development of Potential Drought and Salinity Tolerance Rice (Oryza sativa L.) through Heterosis Breeding

ROHAYU MA’ARUP,Program of Crop Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. MUHAMMAD NURSHAFIQ AZLAN,Program of Crop Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. NOOR RASHIDAH MD RASHIDProgram of Crop Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AND NURUL ATHIRAH KARIMProgram of Crop Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Enza Zaden Asia Research & Development Sdn Bhd, 101, Persiaran Puncak Bougainvillea 3, 33000 Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia.

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Bioleaching of Kaolin with Bacillus cereus: Effect of Bacteria Source and Concentration on Iron Removal

YAP HAO JUN,Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. YONG SHIH NEE,Centre for Biotechnology and Functional Food, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. CHEAH WAN QI,Centre for Biotechnology and Functional Food, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. SYLVIA CHIENGCentre for Biotechnology and Functional Food, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. AND KUAN SENG HOWDepartment of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Local Knowledge of Edible Gelam Mushroom in Terengganu

SHYEN YEE LEEFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AND AQILAH MOHAMMADFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Distribution, Sources and Modified Degree of Contamination of Trace Elements in Linggi Estuary Surface Sediments, Malaysia

MD SUHAIMI ELIAS,School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Analytical Chemistry Application Group (ACA), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. SHARIFF IBRAHIM,School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. KAMARUDIN SAMUDING,Environmental Tracer Application Group (E-TAG), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. JEREMY ANDY DOMINIC DAUNG,Environmental Tracer Application Group (E-TAG), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. NESAMALAR KANTASAMY,School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. SHAMSIAH AB RAHMANAnalytical Chemistry Application Group (ACA), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. AND AZIAN HASHIMAnalytical Chemistry Application Group (ACA), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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The Impact of Seasonal Monsoons on the Morphology of a Beach Protected by Barrier Islands in Setiu, Terengganu Malaysia

NOOR IZAM ISMAIL,Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. EFFI HELMY ARIFFIN,Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. ROSNAN YAACOB,Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. MOHD LOKMAN HUSAIN Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. AND NOR BAKHIAH BAHARIM Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Coastal Communities’ Willingness to Pay for Mangrove Ecotourism at Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia

FAZILAH MUSA,Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS Street, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia; UMS SIMSEA Research Group, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS Street, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. NORASHIKEEN MOHD FOZIFaculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS Street, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. AND DIANA DEMIYAH MOHD HAMDANFaculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS Street, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia; UMS SIMSEA Research Group, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS Street, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.