Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Aquatic Biology - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Bachelor of Science - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Diploma Sains dengan Pendidikan - Diploma, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Zaleha Binti Kassim (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
INSTITUTE OF PLANETARY SURVIVAL FOR SUSTAINABLE WELLBEING
drzack@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Zaleha Kassim obtained her Ph.D. in Aquatic Biology in 2001 from University Putra Malaysia. She completed her Bachelor degree in Biology in 1996 after working for nine years as a trained high school teacher. She received her Diploma in Science and Education in 1983 from University Pertanian Malaysia.
She is one of the Malaysians in the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), collaborating in zooplankton ecological research group with other members from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. She is also a member of the Malayan Nature Society, Asian Fisheries Society and Malaysian Society for Applied Biology.
She frequently delivers talks to Fisheries Department of Malaysia (DoF) and Farmers Authority of Malaysia (LPP) on aquaculture practises and the impact on the environmental to natural habitat. Highlights from the media (e.g. The Star, Bernama, Utusan) of her innovation attracted documentary producers from local media such as RTM and TV3 to invite her to participate in their popular segments such as Anugerah Alam and Simfoni Alam. She won the best inventor for copepod culture using organic waste in a competition organized by WiPo, Kippo and MyIPO in 2011. She also received an award of recognition from the Ministry of Education in 2012 for the commercialisation effort of her research innovation, the copepod culture technique.
She is one of the Malaysians in the Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), collaborating in zooplankton ecological research group with other members from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. She is also a member of the Malayan Nature Society, Asian Fisheries Society and Malaysian Society for Applied Biology.
She frequently delivers talks to Fisheries Department of Malaysia (DoF) and Farmers Authority of Malaysia (LPP) on aquaculture practises and the impact on the environmental to natural habitat. Highlights from the media (e.g. The Star, Bernama, Utusan) of her innovation attracted documentary producers from local media such as RTM and TV3 to invite her to participate in their popular segments such as Anugerah Alam and Simfoni Alam. She won the best inventor for copepod culture using organic waste in a competition organized by WiPo, Kippo and MyIPO in 2011. She also received an award of recognition from the Ministry of Education in 2012 for the commercialisation effort of her research innovation, the copepod culture technique.
She is now actively involved in research on management of marine protected area (MPA) specifically on management plan of marine park islands in Mersing water and inventory study of aquatic invertebrates for Tioman Island. Both of the marine park projects were awarded to her team for a year project until 2019 by the Marine Park Dept. With the grant she also involved herself with extension works to give advice and consultation on managing coastal activities and ecotourism sustainable manner. Her work on knowledge transfer program between university and community/industry is commendable as she had been granted KTP grant from Ministry of Higher Education for 4 times; project 1 between UMT and PPKJBS (2011-2012), project 2 between IIUM and FTSB sdn Bhd (2015-2016), project 3 between IIUM and PPKJBS (2016-2017) and project 4 between IIUM and community of Kg. Kongkong PPSMKK (2017-2018). She is also awarded a Prototype Research Grant Scheme (PRGS) recently (2018-2020) to develop a prototype F-Algae by the Ministry of Education and will be working to come up with a microalgae product for the benefit of aquaculture industry in Malaysia. She has just completed her FRGS on the Ecology and Feeding of Malaysian Horseshoe Crab and produced one master student along with 5 international scientific publications from the project. She continues to supervise postgraduate students under her field of expertise and actively involves in JSPS society, World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and Malaysia Nature Society (MNS). She is now working on her new FRGS project on the ecdysis process in Asian horseshoe crab (2019 - 2022). At the same time she devoted her time to impart knowledge and skills on aqauculture for the benefit of the orphanage of Permata Al-Insyirah Kg. Sg. Isap Kuantan, under her latest internal grant of IIUM KTPRIGS-SDG (2019-2022). She is also the Head of INHART, for Kuantan Campus where she frequently organised Halal awareness talk, hands-on training and research forum related to Halal and Toyyib subject matters.
Area of Specialisation
- Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Aquaculture ~ Husbandry of Aquatic Organisms - live feeds
- Natural Science ~ Biological Sciences ~ Zoology ~ Animal Taxonomy - COPEPOD TAXONOMY
Professional Membership
- 2009 - 2016: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), Malaysian Society for Applied Biology
- 2010 - 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member ), Japan Society for the Promotion Science Asian Core Program (JSPS)
- 2013 - 2018: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), World Oyster Society (MEMBERSHIP no. 0600589
- 2016 - 2024: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), Malayan Nature Society (membership no. C/32906)
- 2018 - 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), World Aquaculture Society (membership 20160530 )
- 2020 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (ASSOCIATE MEMBER), JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTION SCIENCE (JSPS) ALUMNI MALAYSIA
- 2021 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (member), World Association of Copepodologists
Teaching Responsibilities
BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
Fisheries Legislation and Regulation | 2019/2020 |
HALAL INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2021/2022 |
MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | 2019/2020 |
MEAT, POULTRY AND FISHERY INDUSTRY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
OCEAN LAW AND POLICY | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2020/2021 2016/2017 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (FOR SCIENCE RESEARCH) | 2021/2022 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (QUALITATIVE) | 2020/2021 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (QUANTITATIVE) | 2020/2021 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Supervision
Benthic Harpacticoid Copepod Diversity And Their Adaptations To The Coral Area Of Pulau Tioman.
Ph.D
Completed
2020
Main Supervisor
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Captive Breeding And Rearing Of Tachypleus Gigas For Its Biomedical Utilization And Conservation.
Ph.D
Completed
2018
Co-supervisor
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Horseshoe Crab Tachypleus Gigas Migration Route, Landing Preferences In Balok River Pahang.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Chitin And Chitosan From Carapace Of Horseshoe Crab Tachypleus Gigas And Their Effects On Embryo Development Of Zebrafish Danio Rerio.
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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Marine Harpacticoid Copepod Amphiascoides Neglectus As Live Feed For Aquarium Corals:
Protopalyhtoa Sp. And Acropora Sp. And Freshwater Fish Larvae Denio Rerio Under Laboratory
Conditions
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Master
Completed
2019
Main Supervisor
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Exploitation Status And Food Preference Of Adult Tropical Horseshoe Crab, Tachypleus Gigas.
Master
Completed
2018
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
2023 - 2024 | SOUL OF ANAK PUSU |
2022 - 2022 | Generating Global Trade Data on Asian Horseshoe Crabs |
2022 - 2022 | Sample analysis by INHART Laboratory |
2021 - 2023 | ITEMS WASTE PROJECT KG. BALOK KUANTAN |
2021 - 2023 | IR 4.0 Smart Organic Composting (SOC) Programme for The Improvement of The Quality of Life B40 Families community in Tourism Activity at Perlis. |
2020 - 2022 | SMART ORGANIC BIO COMPOST (SOB) FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF PERBADANAN KEMAJUAN PERTANIAN NEGERI PAHANG (PKPP) |
2020 - 2022 | The Development of a Smart Aquafarming System for Fish and Vegetables |
2019 - 2023 | Assessing the spatial distribution of shallow-water coral lifeform and coral bleaching using consumer grade drone in relation to global warming. |
2019 - 2024 | ECDYSIS MECHANISM AND BEHAVIOUR IN THE YOUNG STAGES OF ASIAN HORSESHOE CRAB (Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscopius rotundicauda) |
2019 - 2021 | Fish Culture for Sustainable Livelihood of Women, Orphans and the Needy |
2018 - 2022 | PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROALGAE PASTE; F-ALGAE, FOR AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY |
2018 - 2019 | Pembentukan Dua Pelan Pengurusan (a) Pulau Babi Besar dan (b) Gugusan Kepulauan Lima dan Mertang, Johor |
2018 - 2020 | Inventory of Aquatic Invertebrates from Southwest of Tioman Island |
2018 - 2020 | Empowerment of fisherman-communities in Segari, Perak through participation in mangrove conservation and reforestation initiatives |
2017 - 2018 | Enhancement of Sustainable Eco-Tourism Programme Through Community Participation in Mangrove Forest Conservation Activities in Kong Kong and Medan Strait Johor |
2017 - 2018 | Coral Bleaching Monitoring using Drone Aerial Photo in Selected Areas in Tioman Islands, Pahang |
2017 - 2018 | Prey-Predator Interaction of Nektons and Planktonic Organisms in the Coastal Wetland of Setiu |
2016 - 2019 | Copepod as Live Feed for Marine Larvae |
2016 - 2017 | Enhancement of Pond Bottom Soil with Bottom Life forms to Minimise Effect of Climate Change on Marine Aquaculture Farm |
2016 - 2018 | Bacteria Identification From Food Waste Composting |
2015 - 2016 | The Effect of Monsoon on Fish Larval (Ichthyoplankton Stages) Assemblage Changes in Kuantan River |
2015 - 2018 | Feeding Mechanism in Adult Tropical Horseshoe Crab |
2015 - 2018 | Captive Breeding and Induced Fertilization of Malaysian Horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) for Sea Ranching and Future Artificial Sanctuary |
2015 - 2015 | Zooplankton Dynamics and Trophic Structure in Seagrass and Other Nearshore Habitats in Peninsular Malaysia |
2015 - 2016 | Enhancing Mass Production of Marine Copepods as Live Feed Supply for the Marine Aquaculture in Malaysia |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Enhancing the Functions of Frozen Zoo in Contributing to the National Plan for Conservation Activities of the Endangered Species |
2023 - Present | FISH FOR SUSTAINABLE WELLBEING OF PERLIS ASNAF COMMUNITY |
2022 - Present | Expanding Project of the First South East Asian Frozen Zoo at IIUM for Endangered Species in Malaysia |
2022 - Present | Strengthening the Functions of the Established Frozen At IIUM in Contributing to the Conservation Plans for Endangered Species in Malaysia |
2019 - Present | Prototype for Smart Green Composting Machine (SMART COMP) |
2019 - Present | Hydrodynamic Modelling of Cherok Paloh estuarine-beach waters with respect to suspended sediment transport |
2013 - Present | IIUM MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUSTER (iMoleC) |
Award & Recognition
13 May, 2017 | Gold Medal - Malaysia Invention and Design Society | International |
02 Dec, 2016 | MALAYSIA AGRICULTURAL INVENTION SHOW - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASE INDUSTRY | National |
20 Feb, 2016 | MTE - MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS | National |
21 Nov, 2015 | GOLD AWARD IN MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL INVENTION SHOW 2015 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASE INDUSTRY | National |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2020 | Mukut Lair of the dragon's horn of Southern Tioman. Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, ISBN: 978-967-0633-81-7 |
2018 | Coastal ecology of Pahang water (South China Sea). IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-704-0 |
2018 | Coastal ecology of Pahang water (South China Sea). IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-704-0 |
Book Section
Monograph
2018 | Captive breeding and induced fertilization of Malaysian horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) for sea ranching and future artificial sanctuary. In: International Islamic University Malaysia, |
2018 | Pelan pengurusan taman laut: Pulau Babi Besar, Kepulauan Lima dan Kepulauan Mertang, Mersing Johor. In: , |