WE PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA
To be a key international research centre in advancing marine environmental research that contributes to the protection and management of the marine environment and generates positive societal impact.
The long-term effects of coral bleaching can lead to coral death , resulting in degradation of the ecosystem and loss of biodiversity in the region. Coral bleaching events have become a global environmental issue. Despite being commonly regarded as coral thermal refuges due to their high latitude...
Plastic offers a new habitat for microbial colonization, the plastisphere. Understanding the microbial ecology and associated risks of the plastisphere is crucial due to the vast and growing amount of plastic waste. A recent global study investigates the plastisphere using samples from freshwater...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly rising sea levels and extreme coastal events. These countries have played a crucial role in advocating for ambitious climate goals, such as keeping global warming below 1.5 °C, and have...
Dolphins and whales living in Hong Kong waters have long faced health threats, and the emergence of new persistent organic pollutants (POPs) could potentially lead to contamination of the food chain. Professor Kenneth Mei Yee Leung, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) at...
The 4th China Conference on Environment and Health (CCEH 2023) - Marine Environment and Health symposium was held on August 18th in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Professor Mei Yee Leung, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution at City University of Hong Kong (SKLMP), along with two...
Congratulations to Qiong Luo, a PhD student from GEM Team who received the Poster Presentation Award for her poster and short talk on A Robust Analytical Method to Quantify 65 Pharmaceuticals for the Global Estuaries Monitoring Programme at The Urbanization, Water and Food Security GRC 2023. The...
SKLMP member Prof. Patrick Lee’s research team has discovered frequent interactions between viruses and bacteria in man-made environments such as public spaces and infrastructure for the first time. The team believes that these virus–bacteria interactions may pose a threat to public health. They...
We are thrilled to announce that the SKLMP "Eco-tiles for enhancing marine biodiversity" project has won the gold award at FITMI 2023 Asia International Innovative Invention Exhibition held on June 23, 2023! This award is a recognition of the SKLMP research team's dedication to developing innovative...
Over the past year, SKLMP members have been committed to exploring marine ecology issues and have achieved fruitful results. We are delighted to share with everyone the latest scientific discoveries and developments from the laboratory, including successfully hosting the BECoME-2022 and Eco...
The long-term effects of coral bleaching can lead to coral death , resulting in degradation of the ecosystem and loss of biodiversity in the region. Coral bleaching events have become a global environmental issue. Despite being commonly regarded as coral thermal refuges due to their high latitude...
Plastic offers a new habitat for microbial colonization, the plastisphere. Understanding the microbial ecology and associated risks of the plastisphere is crucial due to the vast and growing amount of plastic waste. A recent global study investigates the plastisphere using samples from freshwater...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly rising sea levels and extreme coastal events. These countries have played a crucial role in advocating for ambitious climate goals, such as keeping global warming below 1.5 °C, and have...