Reference No. |
Project Title |
Name of Applicant |
Project Leader |
Funded Amount (HK$) |
Project Findings |
| MCEF21001 |
Training citizen scientist to study seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton and its relationship with coastal water quality of non-gazetted beach in Western and Southern parts of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
Prof Fred Wang Fat Lee |
1,514,430.00 |
** |
| MCEF21003 |
Using eDNA for Hong Kong marine conservation efforts and biodiversity assessment |
The University of Hong Kong |
Dr Mathew Seymour |
1,158,000.00 |
** |
| MCEF21004 |
Hong Kong marine conservation online course for scuba divers |
The University of Hong Kong |
Dr Hau Chi Hang |
259,687.00 |
** |
| MCEF21005 |
Space and time matter: Long-term spatiotemporal distribution of sea turtle strandings and factors contributing to their morbidity and mortality in Hong Kong waters |
City University of Hong Kong |
Dr Brian Chin Wing Kot |
1,498,088.00 |
** |
| MCEF21006 |
Identifying Lantau’s “hotspots”: developing thermal and salinity profiles to assess the current and future distributions of key marine species |
The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong |
Dr Tin Yan Hui |
1,108,105.00 |
 |
| MCEF21007 |
Linking coral cover and reef fish diversity in Hong Kong waters using eDNA |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Dr Charmaine Cheuk-Man Yung |
800,702.00 |
|
| MCEF21101 |
Population genomics of coral-associated denitrifying bacteria along nitrate gradients in Hong Kong waters |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Dr Luo Haiwei |
790,650.00 |
|
| MCEF21102 |
Impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products on plankton communities in western and southern waters of Hong Kong, and mitigatory measures |
City University of Hong Kong |
Dr Yang Yi |
1,048,000.00 |
** |
| MCEF21103 |
Effects of heavy metals and antibiotic pollution to the mangrove sediment microbiome and their functional diversities in western waters of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
Dr Mo Wing Yin |
898,128.00 |
** |
| MCEF21104 |
Development of CO2 – reduction catalysts to alleviate ocean warming and acidification |
Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
Dr Stella Ng Siu Mui |
723,600.00 |
** |
| MCEF21107 |
Estuarine fish biodiversity and food web structure in southern and western Hong Kong waters |
Lingnan University |
Dr Alphonse Tsang Hin Fat |
796,760.00 |
** |
| MCEF21109 |
Health assessment goes in the air: applicability of unmanned aerial vehicle for collecting biological health data of residential cetaceans in Hong Kong waters |
City University of Hong Kong |
Dr Tabris Chung Yik To |
1,047,836.00 |
** |
| MCEF21112 |
From conservation to carbon neutral: quantifying blue carbon in coastal sediments and their contribution to carbon budgets |
The University of Hong Kong |
Dr David M. Baker |
1,404,999.00 |
** |
