NICHE PROJECT
URIIS 2026 / NICHE INVESTMENT / Biodiversity, Ecotourism, Indigenous Knowledge, and National Heritage
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URIIS 2026 NICHE PROJECT
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Biodiversity, Ecotourism, Indigenous Knowledge, and National Heritage
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SEED PRODUCTION OF HIGH-VALUE MARINE FINFISH (ASSOC. PROF. DR. FAIHANA CHING)
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH |
Research |
THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-VALUE MARINE FINFISH, PARTICULARLY HUMPHEAD WRASSE AND HYBRID GROUPERS, TRANSFORMING RESEARCH INNOVATION INTO TANGIBLE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE PROJECT INTEGRATES THREE KEY INNOVATIONS: RELIABLE SEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY, COST-EFFECTIVE SUSTAINABLE FUNCTIONAL FEEDS, AND EFFICIENT CULTURE SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL, GROWTH, FISH HEALTH, AND OVERALL PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY. THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INDUSTRY ADOPTION, THESE INNOVATIONS WILL EMPOWER LOCAL AQUACULTURE COMMUNITIES WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS, AND DECREASE RELIANCE ON WILD SEED RESOURCES. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT IS TARGETED TO GENERATE NEW LIVELIHOOD AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND ACHIEVE A 30–50% IMPROVEMENT IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES. |
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RM5,500,000.00
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PROPOSAL
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