Bengkel Pengutipan Data Pendaratan Yu dan Pari Bil. 1/2020 telah diadakan pada 24-27 Ogos 2020 bertempat di Bilik Komputer, Institut Sumber Marin Asia Tenggara (ISMAT), Kuala Terengganu. Seramai 14 peserta yang terdiri daripada enam kakitangan dari Jabatan Perikanan Sabah, seorang pegawai penyelidik dari FRI Kg. Acheh, Perak, seorang staf kontrak ISMAT dan enam pelajar latihan industri telah menyertai bengkel tersebut. En. Abd Haris Hilmi bin Ahmad Arshad, pegawai kanan penyelidik dari FRI Kg. Acheh telah dilantik sebagai penceramah. Beliau juga merupakan Ketua Projek Yu dan Pari di peringkat Nasional. Dua orang pensyarah dari Universiti Malaysia Terengganu iaitu Dr. Muhammad Hafiz bin Borkhanuddin dan Dr. Melissa Beata Marti telah dijemput untuk memberikan ceramah berkaitan pengenalan parasitologi ikan yu dan pari. Tujuan bengkel diadakan ialah untuk melatih enumerator baharu dari Tawau, Sabah serta meningkatkan kemahiran enumerator lain yang telah lama menjalankan kerja-kerja pengutipan data pendaratan yu dan pari. Peserta telah didedahkan kepada kaedah pengutipan data pendaratan di jeti serta kaedah memasukkan data ke dalam pengkalan data secara teori. Peserta juga dilatih secara praktikal tentang kaedah memasukkan data ke pengkalan data, mengambil gambar sampel di lapangan, morfologi serta pengecaman ke peringkat genus dan spesies bagi yu dan pari. Pemahaman peserta dinilai dengan ujian amali dan ujian teori. Berdasarkan pemantauan yang dibuat, kefahaman peserta tentang kepentingan mengumpul data pendaratan yu dan pari hingga ke peringkat spesies semakin meningkat. Kemahiran peserta bagi merekod dan menganalisis data pendaratan juga semakin meningkat. Spesimen yang digunakan ketika kursus telah diawet di rapositori SEAFDEC/MFRDMD Kuala Terengganu untuk digunakan sebagai rujukan di masa akan datang.
WORKSHOP ON LANDING DATA COLLECTION ON SHARKS AND RAYS PHASE 1/2020
Workshop on “Pengutipan Data Pendaratan Yu dan Pari Bil. 1/2020 was held on August 24-27, 2020 in ICT Room, Southeast Asia Marine Resources Institute (ISMAT), Kuala Terengganu. A total of 14 participants comprising of six staffs from Department of Fisheries Sabah, one research officer from FRI Kg. Acheh, Perak, one contract staff from ISMAT and six industrial training students have participated the workshop. En. Abd Haris Hilmi bin Ahmad Arshad, senior research officer and National Project Coordinator for shark and ray, from FRI Kg. Acheh was invited as a lecturer for the workshop. Two lecturers from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu were also invited to give lecture on introduction to parasitology in sharks and rays. The objective of this workshop was to train new assisted enumerator from Tawau, Sabah and to improve skills of other enumerators. Participants were introduced to method on collecting landing data at jetty and method on recording data into data base theoretically. Participants were also trained and guided practically analyzing recorded data, taking pictures of samples on field and identifying sharks and rays up to genus and species level. Participants’ understanding was evaluated through practical tests and theory tests. Based on the observation during the course, most participants showed improvement in their knowledge on the importance of collecting landing data on sharks and rays. Their skills on recording and analyzing landing data were also improved. Specimens used during the course are now preserved at SEAFDEC/MFRDMD repository in Kuala Terengganu for future reference.