In this webinar, we are grateful to invite Miss Tiffany Fung,
Research Assistant from The University of Hong Kong, to be our speaker for “HKIE
MMNC X HKU Marine Conservation 4th Session – Coral Conservation”, this is also
the last one session of this series.
Through the series of webinar, HKIE MMNC division would like to widen
our member’s knowledge of Marine Conservation so as to be aware of importance
of environmental protection.
Corals Rock! But They
Aren’t Rocks
Hong Kong is often overlooked as a diving destination, with rocks,
mudflats, and sandy bottoms. But take another look, because Hong Kong is home
to more than 100 species of coral! Hong Kong is at the edge of several
different types of marine habitats, and is home to a huge diversity of marine life
in this small area. Yet Hong Kong marine life, while hardy, have been facing
increased pressures from development and pollution that threaten many of their
survival. Let’s discuss coral conservation in Hong Kong, and what we can do, as
divers, to help.
Speaker
Academic background
During Miss Tiffany Fung’s
undergraduate, she was supervised by Dr. Ang Put for her final year project
about the evaluation of conservation effectiveness of Tung Ping Chau Marine
Park through fish diversity and biomass.
For her first degree, she majored in
Biology and graduated from CUHK in 2018. She graduated from the Master of
Science in Environmental Management in HKU in 2020.
Currently, she is working as a
research assistant to continue a project started in master. Cooperating with
different professions ( Dr. Billy Hau, [HKU], Prof. Yvonne Sadovy [HKU], Dr.
Baker [HKU], Dr. Not [HKU], Dr. Rajan [HKU], Stanley Shea [Bloom Association]
& Mr. CK Lee [EPD]), this project aims at launching a marine conservation
course for Hong Kong divers about 4 topics: Overfishing, Microplastic
Pollution, Ocean Acidification & Coral Conservation.
Working experience
Non-marine conservation
She was a teacher in Achievers
Tracks to teach science for 4 years in different primary and secondary schools
in Hong Kong.
Marine conservation
She was involved in assisting
surveys of different projects, such as the Hong Kong freshwater shrimp and
mangrove crab conservation genetic project. She had experience working in
different foreign marine conservation organizations, such as AIMM (marine
mammals researcher), and Blue Corner Marine Conservation (coral
conservationists).
Award
Participated in a Dugong
conservation project in the Philippines through OPCF and was awarded the Best
Conservationist Award of USSP in Wildlife Conservation 2017-2018.
Others
She is a rescue diver who is
passionate about the marine and also other extreme sports. She has a vision to
spread the message of marine conservation among the Hong Kong diving community
so they can become one of the strongest powers to conserve our marine.
Language
Cantonese with English Presentation Material
Registration &
Enquiries
This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is
required. The number of participants is
limited to 150. Applications will be accepted
on a first-come-first-served basis with priority given to members of MMNC
Division. Only on-line registration via MMNC divisional website
http://mc.hkie.org.hk/ shall be accepted for registration. Attendance E-certificates
will be issued after the event. For enquiries, please contact Ir Furla Chan at
email: furlachan@gmail.com.