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SWIMS Co-hosts the Colloquium on Environmental Sustainability Education
Invited international speakers, members from HKU’s Faculty of Education, and SWIMS Outreach staff met to share research into some of the...
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May 14, 20231 min read
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An Exciting Visit from the AFCD Staff Club
A warm and sunny day with gentle breezes by the sea, that's perfect weather for a shore tour! 26 curious and enthusiastic participants...
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May 11, 20231 min read
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SWIMS faculty publishes in Science - Deep sea impacts of climate interventions
SWIMS associate professor, Moriaki Yasuhara, contributes to research assessing the potential risks of ocean-based climate intervention...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
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Visit from The Civil Engineering and Development Department, HK SAR Government
SWIMS was very pleased to host a visit and tour of the new facilities to Mr Michael Fong (Director) and colleagues from CEDD. The group...
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Feb 23, 20231 min read
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The Story of Hong Kong’s Whale on World Whale Day
‘Restoring Hong Kong’s Whale’ is an ongoing SWIMS project which aims to protect the nearly 70 year old bones by incorporating them into...
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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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SWIMS aired on RTHK!
SWIMS is on TV! 大自然生態人3, an 8-episode TV series produced by RTHK uncovers the important, yet little-known work of ecologists in Hong...
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Feb 17, 20231 min read
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SWIMS Collaborates with AFCD to build forthcoming Biodiversity GIS Public Database
The Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department (AFCD) has been developing the Hong Kong Biodiversity Information Hub (HKBIH),...
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Jan 20, 20231 min read
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Visit from Mr. Barnaby Swire
We were pleased to welcome Mr Barnaby Swire on the 11th of October who took time out of his schedule to visit SWIMS whilst he was in Hong...
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Dec 15, 20221 min read
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SWIMS contributes to Hong Kong's latest big bang!
While exploring the shallow marine area off the eastern shore of Cape d'Aguilar, local scuba divers discovered an 80+ year-old unexploded...
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Nov 6, 20221 min read
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International Coastal Cleanup Day 2022 at SWIMS
Every third Saturday in September marks International Coastal Cleanup Day. This global initiative encourages people to get out and...
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Sep 18, 20221 min read
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Falcon students from Variety HK, learn about the problems of marine plastics at SWIMS
SWIMS was proud to host students and mentors from Variety's Falcon group on 19 August, and provide hands on, experiential learning about...
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Aug 30, 20221 min read
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SWIMS hosts the first collaborative workshop with AFCD about the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve
On 17 August, SWIMS staff and faculty joined with AFCD Marine Conservation and Parks leadership, wardens, and staff to kick off a series...
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Aug 18, 20222 min read
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It's very, Very HOT! Climate change on Hong Kong's rocky shores
July was Hong Kong’s hottest month on record with the hottest day reaching air temperatures of 36.1°C; but for rocky shore species that’s...
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Aug 10, 20221 min read
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St. Stephens School Visits SWIMS
On 12 July, 22 students form St. Stephens School visited SWIMS. During the low tide, participants got a chance to learn about some of the...
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Jul 28, 20221 min read
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SWIMS Hosts Hong Kong's First Oyster Hatchery Kick Off Meeting
SWIMS will maintain dedicated aquaria for the research, maintenance, and growth of oyster seeds before they are delivered to local...
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Jul 6, 20221 min read
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MarineGEO Hong Kong - Highlights from June's ARMS Collections
If a community of marine animals, existing in a pristine habitat with corals and clean water, was to be suddenly exposed to human...
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Jul 5, 20221 min read
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A new method for predicting the response of ecosystems to marine heatwaves
An international team of marine scientists from Hong Kong, Japan, and Canada, led by Dr Bayden D RUSSELL (Associate Director of the Swire...
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Oct 8, 20211 min read
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HKU Ecologists reconstructed Hong Kong's marine ecosystem over the last 100 years
Researchers from SWIMS (Yuanyuan Hong and Mariaki Yusuhara) and collaborators used tens of thousands of small fossil shells preserved in...
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
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Exploring and cataloging the biodiversity of Hong Kong
Biodiversity drives the support system of our planet and so we need to understand the biodiversity we have to keep our planet...
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Sep 20, 20211 min read
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Opportunities for postgraduate study at SWIMS
Do not wait for the right opportunity, come create it! At SWIMS we have researchers in multiple fields who are engaged in helping young...
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Aug 25, 20211 min read
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