by: Dhivya Nair, Sandra Teoh & Ng Jol Ern What comes to mind when you hear someone say they are a conservationist? Is it the Animal Planet presenters who introduce us to different animals and their environments, that you think of first? Is a conservationist someone who takes part in…

by: Dhivya Nair The title of this blogpost is a catchphrase the MareCet team members seem to know well. It’s one we hear often, when we tell fellow Malaysians that our waters are home to marine mammals, which include cetaceans and dugongs. Some respond with a skeptical look, others completely…

by Dhivya Nair, Saliza Bono & Louisa Ponnampalam, Ph.D. Note: This article is best read with your volume up and earphones on! Read on, you’ll see why. Bright and early on yet another survey day, the MareCet team head down to the jetty, load up the boat with equipment and…

By Louisa Ponnampalam, Ph.D. It was a regular night, like any other night for the MareCet team in March 2021. Our team was in the field in Mersing, Johor, and had met up with some colleagues based in the area for dinner. As we chatted over soup and satay, our…

by: Dhivya Nair & Louisa Ponnampalam, PhD Fanbelt — how one dolphin’s name came to be The day was 2nd August 2017; a survey day around the waters of the Langkawi archipelago that started like any other for the MareCet team. With two additional volunteers onboard, Sandra, Jol Ern, and their…