Annette Jaya Ram

is a lecturer at CEMACS. She is working on the mariculture of mud crabs to find the best ways to culture them, to reduce human dependence on harvesting mud crabs and sea cucumbers from the wild.

6 posts

Seaweed as a Pillar for Aquaculture and Food Security

6 min read

Although 44% of Malaysia’s aquaculture output in terms of tonnage is seaweed,it doesn’t seem like farmed seaweed made it in our dishes—but let’s look at the edible weeds from the sea.

by Annette Jaya Ram & Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn

Only Aquaculture Can Make Seafood Production Sustainable

5 min read

International students attending summer course at CEMACS. This was their field trip to the oyster culture farm. With them is Pak Su, the owner of the oyster c...

by Annette Jaya Ram

Seafood – Now and Forever

8 min read

Seafood – fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrates – are an important source of nourishment, providing a healthy source of animal protein...

by Annette Jaya Ram

CEMACS: A Little-known And Highly Effective Research Centre

4 min read

CEMACS houses the largest collection of hard coral and marine invertebrate specimens in the country.The CEMACS field station is equipped wit...

by Annette Jaya Ram & Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn

Aquaculture: The Good, the Bad and the Restorative

3 min read

THE CENTRE FOR Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS) at Universiti Sains Malaysia is deep in research cultivating bivalves and seaweeds as natural bio-remediators...

by Annette Jaya Ram & Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aileen Tan & Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn

CEMACS’ Coastal Cleanup Month Nets Cigarette Butts, Face Masks and Gloves

3 min read

TAKE A LONG leisurely walk along Penang’s beaches. What do you see? Iterations of clustered seashells dotting their lengths perhaps, but among them as wel...

by Annette Jaya Ram & Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn