The DDF is allocated by the SKLMP Director to support exploratory projects for encouraging innovation and new initiatives.
| Shortlisted past projects being awarded the DDF | ||
| Project Title | Investigators | Years |
| Aquatic photochemistry of bioactive toxic cyanobacterial metabolites: Investigations of their environmental persistence, fates, and evolving ecotoxicities for risk assessment | Dr. T.E.M. Nah | 2022-2023 |
| Deciphering the epigenetic and transgenerational effect of EDCs on reproduction and development of marine fish, using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis | Dr. R.Y.C. Kong | 2021-2022 |
| Development of novel aptamers for detection of sulfonamides in marine samples | Dr. C.K. Kwok | 2020-2023 |
| Development of novel biosensors for the screening of algal toxins | Prof. M.H.W. Lam | 2020-2023 |
| Development of in-field nutrient analyzer and its application in coral area | Dr. L.L. Chan | 2019-2022 |
| Biomarker Diagnostics of Metal Pollution in Hong Kong's Waters | Prof. W.X. Wang | 2017-2018 |
| Identification and assessment of emerging halogenated organic pollutants in marine ecosystem | Dr. J.C.W. Lam | 2016-2018 |
| Studies on copepod feeding on microphytobenthos in coral reef ecosystem | Prof. S. Liu | 2016-2017 |
| Functional responses of marine ecosystem to hypoxia | Prof. R.S.S. Wu | 2016-2017 |