Avoid Accidents with Jellyfish

By Sim Yee Kwang, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aileen Tan

June 2018 FEATURE
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Jellyfish are increasing in numbers in our waters, and USM’s researchers get us to the bottom of the matter.Jellyfish in GeneralJellyfish have roamed the seas for at least 500 million years and possibly as long as 700 million years or more – making them the oldest multi-organ animal. They are members of the phylum Cnidaria family and come in a wide range of forms.The body of an adult jellyfish consists of a bell-shaped hood enclosing its internal structure, from which...

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Sim Yee Kwang

s a senior science officer at CEMACS. His main research interests are marine and coastal ecology; environmental studies on jellyfish; and echinoderm taxonomy and systematics. He has been conducting research on jellyfish since 2009 and is currently involved in jellyfish monitoring in the coastal waters of Penang (2017-2019).

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Aileen Tan

is the Director for the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, USM. Her experience on aquaculture helped develop several key national and international projects in this field.

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