So
wrote journalist Nurashikin Abdul Aziz on her Facebook wall after attending a
“strategic discussion” between Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) and Bernama yesterday.
Not
only is the seahorse monogamous but even more interesting when we were informed
that the male seahorse carries the eggs and released them into the water after
mating.
Research
on this iconic creature is among many that the sea-front university has
conducted on marine life in line with its motto ‘Ócean of Discoveries For
Global Sustainablity'.
The
university was committed to collaborate with Bernama that it brought along its
legal officer to the meeting so she could immediately draft out a memorandum of
understanding of a possible tie-up with Bernama.
UMT
Vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Nor Aieni Haji Mokhtar even offerred an adjunct
professorship role to Bernama Chief Executive Officer Datuk Zulkefli Salleh to
tap on his wide knowledge and experience in journalism.
Datuk
Zulkefli politely turned down the offer, saying he needed to take a break.
Datuk
Dr Nor Aieni was impressed that Bernama had effectively produced write-ups and
visual reports after an editorial team recently visited the university’s research
centres in Pulau Bidong and Pulau Redang in Terengganu.
A
major effort highlighted was the university’s research and care on turtles to prevent
them from extinction.
Bernama
even took the offer of the university adopt-a-turtle programme to boost
awareness and mobilise crowd funding for its research.
Datuk
Dr Nor Aieni was confident that the collaboration between UMT and Bernama could
relay information and knowledge in various fields effectively to the public for
their benefit.
She
said their collaboration could also generate interest such as about mermaid as
the myth is found all over the world.
Citing
Pulau Duyong (Mermaid Island) in Terengganu, she said research could be carried
out about the origin of its name and create public attraction to the island.
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