Whales On-Wheels- A Marine Education Mobile Educational Event

Grant Type:

Conservation Grant

Year:

2022

State(s):

Kedah

Project Leader:

Ng Jol Ern

This project supports the Whales On-The-Wheels Marine Education Mobile Event, a traveling initiative designed to enhance public awareness of marine ecosystems and marine mammals around the Langkawi archipelago. Through interactive exhibits and outreach activities, the event fosters ocean literacy among school children and local communities, encouraging appreciation and stewardship of Malaysia’s marine biodiversity. Activities are supported by trained volunteers and conducted at selected public locations.

Ng Jol Ern

The MareCet Research Organization

MareCet is Malaysia’s first non-profit organisation dedicated to the research and conservation of marine mammals, including dolphins, porpoises, whales, and dugongs. Founded by cetacean ecologist Dr. Louisa Shobhini Ponnampalam and Fairul Izmal Jamal Hisne, MareCet conducts projects in Perak, Johor, and Langkawi. The organisation also runs the Whales On-The-Wheels (WoW) Mobile Marine Education Tour to promote marine mammal conservation among coastal and inland communities.