The city’s 1,600 kilometres of open waters and over 1,100 kilometres of shorelines host a wide range of ecosystems where a mix of tropical and temperate organisms can survive. The challenges they face are also extensive.
Despite their delicate appearance, some coral species in Hong Kong waters are proving remarkably resilient to human disruption
Seaweeds play a major role in the oceanic food web and as habitats for other marine life, with over 260 different species recorded in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has a large appetite for seafood, which over the decades has resulted in a serious depletion of its wild fish stock.
Scientists across Hong Kong’s universities are spearheading research to understand and combat the threats to its marine ecosystems, ranging from piles of refuse to legacy toxins from antifouling paints on ships’ hulls.
Among the most noteworthy avifauna in the area are the colonies of terns that find safe havens on rocky outcrops of Port Island, Kung Chau, and Shek Ngau Chau for their breeding grounds.
These bivalves once thrived in Hong Kong waters, serving as ecological engineers that boosted water quality and marine ecosystems. Now endeavours are underway to help them re-establish this role
The marinescape in the New Territories is one of Hong Kong’s natural marvels, featuring dramatic geological formations and remarkable ecology.
Despite intensive research, marine parks, and designation as an endangered species, one of Hong Kong’s most loved sea creatures is finding continual human development hard to survive.
Dr Faye Suk-ying Tsang has retained the adventurous approach to scientific investigation that first led her to seek out small creatures around the parks and beaches of Hong Kong.
This week the Croucher Foundation published the first of a series of publications to explore the biodiversity of Hong Kong.
From probing the mysteries of a sunken submarine aircraft carrier, resting upright more than 30 metres under the waters off the coast of Plymouth, UK, to attempting to apply machine learning for estimating the age of a fetus in the womb, Lok Hin Lee seeks the challenge of the new.
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