My (Brief) Life as a Marine Conservationist
Final group photo before leaving the island Let's just start with stating that this is a long due post, and it is long. In Malaysian public universities, you'll have to undergo Industrial Training (a.k.a. internship) at some point in your studies in order to graduate. The good thing is that we get to apply for any company or organization we like, and it feels somewhat like a job hunt. As I have always wanted to do something, anything for the environment, I decided to spend my 2 months-long industrial training at Tropical Research and Conservation Centre (TRACC) right here in Sabah! Honestly speaking, I have not even heard of this organization before, nor the island that it is situated on. Thank you Google. A little bit about TRACC, it was established about 6 years ago by the late Steve Oakley to mainly work on coral restoration in the bombed reef of Pom-Pom Island off the coast of Semporna. Staffed by enthusiastic people, many of the work done at TRACC are only pos...