DR HA HOU CHEW
Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Tembila Campus
22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Tel (Office) :+6096993712
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Scientific Career/ Employments
2003-2006 Research Assistant, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah.
2006-2009 Project Coordinator (HVAC), Miri Powerline Electrical Engineering Sdn Bhd, Sarawak.
2010-2013 Tutor, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah.
2013-Now Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu.
Education
2000-2003 Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Bachelor of Science (Aquaculture)
2004-2007 Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Master of Science (Aquaculture)
2009-2012 Kinki University Japan, PhD in Agricultural Science (Fisheries Science)
Research Experience
Population genetic study of marble goby Oxyeleotris marmoratus
Egg collection and biotelemetric studies of tiger grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Fish migration study using otolith analysis
Socio-economic study for fisheries management
Research Interest
I have interest in:
- Development of microsatellite marker for animal and fishes
- Fish breeding management including population structure and genetic variability
- Biology of fishes and shellfish
- Stable isotope analysis
List of Publications
Hou Chew Ha, Shigeharu Senoo, Kazunobu Tsunemoto, Yoshizumi Nakagawa, Shigeru Miyashita, Osamu Murata and Keitaro Kato. Population Structure of Marble Goby Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker) in Southeast Asia Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA. Aquaculture Sci., 59 (3), 383-391 (2011).
Hou Chew Ha, Kazunobu Tsunemoto, Shigeru Miyashita, Osamu Murata, Shigeharu Senoo, and Keitaro Kato. Population genetics and otolith strontium/calcium ratios analysis of landlocked and river marble goby Oxyeleotris marmoratus. International Seminar on Marine Science and Aquaculture. Kota Kinabalu, March 2012.
Hou Chew Ha, Shigeharu Senoo, Kazunobu Tsunemoto, Yoshizumi Nakagawa, Shigeru Miyashita, Osamu Murata, and Keitaro Kato. Marble goby, Oxyeleotris marmorata population structure in Southeast Asia inferred from mitochondrial DNA. Genomics in Aquaculture International Symposium. Heraklion, September 2011.
Hou Chew Ha, Kazunobu Tsunemoto, Shigeharu Senoo, Yoshizumi Nakagawa, Shigeru Miyashita, Osamu Murata, and Keitaro Kato. Population structure of marble goby, Oxyeleotris marmorata in Southeast Asia inferred from mitochondrial DNA. 8th Annual Seminar on Marine Science & Aquaculture. Kota Kinabalu, March 2011.
Hou Chew Ha. Population genetics and otolith strontium/calcium ratios analysis of marble goby Oxyeleotris marmoratus in Southeast Asia for aquaculture application. Bulletin of the Fisheries Laboratory of Kinki University Japan No.14, March 2014, 25-75.
Komilus, C.F., A. Kamu., H.C.Ha & S.I.Nguang. 2013. Malaysia Report prepared for the Sulu-Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management Project. Component 4, Activity 3: Gathering socio-economic baseline indicators at Demonstration Site in Semporna. SSME Project No. GEF 3254. 93p.