FPK students clean up Surabaya’s coasts during the pandemic

FPK students clean up Surabaya’s coasts during pandemic (Photo by: SALMON FPK)

UNAIR NEWS- The high transmission of Covid-19 in Indonesia did not prevent students from UNAIR’s Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) from carrying out social activities. FPK UNAIR’s Social and Learning Activity with Morality for Nation (SALMON) committee completed the Social Project 2.0 ‘Beach Clean Up’ action on the coast of Kenjeran, Surabaya on […]

The development of arowana cultivation, according to Indonesian researchers

UNAIR NEWS- Arowana fish is often considered the king of ornamental fish. In addition to its beautiful body color, Arowana fish have a very high price and are rare to find. Various species of arowana fish are scattered globally, but the most in-demand species are mostly from Southeast Asia.  Indonesia has quite a variety of […]

UNAIR FPK student plants 200 mangroves in Bawean

Rara plants mangroves downstream of the conservation area. (Photo: Personal documentation)

UNAIR NEWS – On the northernmost island of East Java, Bawean Island, a Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Universitas Airlangga (FPK UNAIR) student, Anisa Muberra, in commemoration of World Mangrove Day on Monday, July 26, 2021, took part in planting mangroves in the conservation area of Hijau Daun Monitoring Community Group (Pokmaswas), Daun Village, Sangkapura Sub-district, Bawean […]

Betta fish cultivation tips from Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences alumnus

Illustration of a Betta Fish. (Photo: http://agroindonesia.co.id)

UNAIR NEWS – Department of Entrepreneurship (KWU) Student Executive Board (BEM) Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) Universitas Airlangga held an online FISHPRENEUR webinar on Thursday morning, May 20, 2021. The topic was “Developing Hobbies and Interests in Fisheries Sector to Become Business Opportunities at Youth”. The event started at 09.00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) with participants from UNAIR and the […]

UNAIR FPK introduces processed fish products of Mamuju community

FPK Team provides training to the people of West Sulawesi. (Photo: FPK UNAIR Team)

UNAIR NEWS –Mamuju and Majene, West Sulawesi, hit by earthquakes for two consecutive days in mid-January 2021. Casualties need national assistance and moral assistance to get through it. Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Universitas Airlangga (FPK UNAIR), which is part of the “BAKTI RSTKA for Mamuju and Majene”, started their National Community Service in West Sulawesi. The community […]

UNAIR FPK Community Service team assist and revive West Sulawesi fisheries sector

FPK Community Service Team together with some volunteer doctors provided the equipment brought to RSTKA. (Photo: Community Service Team, Dr. Eng. Sapto Andriyono, MT)

UNAIR NEWS – Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Universitas Airlangga (FPK UNAIR) community service team went to Mamuju-Majene, West Sulawesi, to help and revive the fisheries sector. Dean of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) UNAIR Prof. Ir. Moch. Amin Alamsjah, M.Si., Ph.D., formed a team. The team consists of two lecturers from the Department of Marine Affairs, Eka Saputra, S.Pi., M.Si. and Vice […]

FPK alumnus studies abundance of diatoms and carotenoid pigments in Muara Banjar Kemuning

ILLUSTRATION OF Diatom Phytoplankton. (Source: diatoms.org)

UNAIR NEWS – Planktons are organisms that live in water with very limited movement and almost all of their movements are influenced by the movement of water currents. Plankton consists of phytoplankton or plant plankton and zooplankton or animal plankton. One of the phytoplanktons acting as a bioindicator in evaluating water quality and fertility levels is diatoms. Diatoms, […]

The youngest, Kiki Adi Kurnia ranked second in Google Scholar version of Best UNAIR Researchers

KIKI Adi Kurnia S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D., a lecturer at Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences UNAIR, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States. (Photo: By courtesy)

UNAIR NEWS – At the end of 2020, the Institute for Innovation, Journal Development, Publishing and Intellectual Property Rights (LIPJPHKI) Universitas Airlangga officially released the TOP 210 Best UNAIR Researchers based on Google Scholar. One of the lecturers of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) Kiki Adi Kurnia S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. was ranked 2nd among 210 UNAIR researchers. […]

Remembering Ir Muhammad Arief, polite and inspiring FPK Vice Dean

Ir. Muhammad Arief, M.Kes, Vice Dean II for 2015-2020 period of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences during a presentation in a community service activity (Photo: By courtesy)

UNAIR NEWS – An atmosphere of grief enveloped the academic community of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPK) Universitas Airlangga . One of UNAIR’s best academics, Ir. Muhammad Arief, M.Kes, Vice Dean II for 2015-2020 period of FPK as well as a lecturer teaching the Aquaculture program died at the age of 61 on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at […]

Natural insecticide made of mangrove leaves

Poster of UNAIR student innovation. (Photo: By courtesy)

Flies that often land on processed salted fish products during drying process cause fish to become contaminated with eggs. These flies are usually repelled using synthetic insecticides. However, the chemical content in it can harm fish consumers. A natural insecticide that does not cause residue, which is also cheap and abundant is needed. To address […]

FPK Creates APIK Application to Support Academic Affairs

UNAIR NEWS – Today we live in an age where technology develops rapidly. All information can be obtained through smartphone that we hold every day. One way to get that information is to look at the applications in our smartphone. The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine (FPK) of Universitas Airlangga took advantage of this opportunity by creating an app called APIK (Academic […]