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INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION
INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION
FORGING A WORKING RELATIONSHIP Officially, DOF and UMT has an MOU signed on 2nd May 2007, to collaborate and share resources and expertise to develop and optimise research, development and management of capture fisheries, aquaculture, marine sciences, postharvest technology, biotechnology, fishing community development and other relevant technology.
DEVELOPING FISHERIES TOGETHER UMT and The Department of Fisheries Malaysia Partnering Together to Bring the Fishery Industry to Greater Heights Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) is one of the leading institutions spearheading research and development in the field of 22
Two ongoing collaborative studies between DOF and UMT are also currently being conducted, which are the Oceanography in the Artificial Reef Areas (2015-2016) and the Nationwide Resource Surveys (2014-2015). DOF and UMT are also working together on a coral propagation project in Pulau Bidong.
DOF and UMT have implemented several collaborative projects, amongst them are: fisheries and aquaculture sciences. Their expertise in the subject has initiated collaborations with The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF), this affiliation between the two has been cultivated since the establishment of UMT in 1997.
• The Development of Budu • Purification and Characterization of digestive Proteases from Cobia and Patin • Production of Protein Hydrolisate from Cobia, Patin and Catfish • Antimicrobial and antioxidant effects of organic salts and spices on the refrigerated Tilapia
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