Adam Lim Chee Ooi

1993 - 1998 SK Bukit Bintang (2); 1999 - 2005 SMK La Salle; 2006 - 2009 Degree in Science Marine Biology in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu; 2010 - 2017 PHD in Science in Universiti Malaya

2019 - present Chief Financial Officer of Duyong Dive Center PLT; 2019 - present RISE Advisory in Manulife; 2017 - 2019 Hong Leong Assurance; 2016 - 2019 Business Associate in Jazz Capital Property Management

Lim, ACO (2020). A Seahorse Story. Adam Lim Chee Ooi. 40pp; Quek, YA, Lim, ACO, Loh, T-L & Abdul Latip, NS (2020). A first record of seahorses and their habitat in Penang National Park, Penang, Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife & Parks 35: 61-71 (2020); Ooi, JLS & Lim, ACO (2019). Seagrasses and syngnathids of Pulau Sibu, Johor. The Malayan Nature Journal 71(3):361-365; Ooi, BL., Lim, YL., Lim, ACO. and Chong, VC. (2016). Habitat choice and hunting behaviour of the alligator pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus in captivity. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2016.1260060; Tsuboi, M., Lim, ACO., Ooi, BL., Yip, MY., Chong, VC., Ahnesjo, I. and Kolm, N. (2016). Brain size evolution in pipefishes and seahorses: the role of mating competition, egg size and feeding ecology. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 30: 150–160; Lim, ACO., Chong, VC., Chew, WX., Muniandy, SV, Wong, CS and Ong, ZC (2015). ‘Sound production in the tiger-tail seahorse Hippocampus comes: insights into the sound producing mechanisms’. The Journal of Acoustical Society of America, 138(1): 404-412; Lim, ACO., Chong, V.C., Wong, C.S. and Muniandy, S.V (2015). ‘Sound signatures and production mechanisms of three species of pipefishes (Family: Syngnathidae)’. PeerJ, 3: e1471; Yip, MY, Lim, ACO, Chong, VC, Lawson, JM and Foster, SJ. (2015). ‘Food and feeding habits of the seahorses Hippocampus spinosissimus and Hippocampus trimaculatus (Malaysia). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95: 1033-1040; Lawson, JM, Foster, SJ, Lim, ACO, Chong, VC & Vincent, ACJ. (2015). Novel life history data for threatened seahorses provides insights into fishing impacts. Journal of Fish Biology 86:1-15; Lim, ACO & Chong (2013). ‘Biodiversity-syngnathids (Syngnathidae) of kepulauan Sembilan’. In: Samah, AA, Hamid, SA, Ismail, MN (eds). Marine biodiversity expedition report 2012: Central and southern Straits of Malacca-Sembilan Islands, Tanjung Tuan and Merambong shoal, Volume 2. Putrajaya, Department of Marine Park Malaysia; Lim, ACO, Chong, VC, Wong, CS, & Choo, CK. (2011). ‘Diversity, habitat, conservation threats of syngnathid (Syngnathidae) fishes in Malaysia. Tropical Zoology 24, 193-222; Lim, ACO. (2020). Seahorses.Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). Invited speaker; Lim, ACO. (2020 & 2021). Seahorses. SeaLife Legoland, Johor. Invited speaker; Lim, ACO. (2018). Seahorses: Where are are at in Malaysia? Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences Annual General Meeting 2018. Invited speaker. 18th August 2018; Lim, ACO. (2014). Pregnant fathers & uncaring mothers – seahorses, the Malaysian story. Friends of MareCet lecture series: Lecture 1. 22nd February 2014. Puchong, Selangor; Lim, ACO. (2014). SOS = Save Our Seahorses. Petrosains Science Festival 2014. 19th September 2014. Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan; Lim, ACO. (2013). Seahorses: The weird and wonderful. 19th October 2013. Sri Kuala Lumpur Secondary International School Trip. Tioman Island, Pahang; Lim, ACO. (2013). Seahorses: The weird and wonderful. 28th February 2013. Universiti Putra Malaysia. Bangi, Selangor

Involved in community works; Invited speaker of Quek, YA, Loh, T-L, Lim, ACO and Nurul Salmi AL. (2015). The diversity and distribution of seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) off Penang Island. Department of Marine Park Malaysia Research Seminar 2015. 15th - 17th December 2015, Executive Development Center (EDC), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Kedah; Invited speaker of Lim, ACO (2014). SOS = Save Our Seahorses. Petrosains science festival 2014, 19th September 2014, KLCC Kuala Lumpur

UMT English Debate Competition - Runner Up 2008; UMT Best Marine Biology Student Award 2009; BAYER YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL ENVOY AWARD - Malaysia 2009; UM 3 Minute Thesis - Runner-up 2015; Iskandar Social Hero Award 2014; PADI Rescue Diver Certification 2014; Various media features 2015 - 2021; Marathon RISE Consistent Club (MRCC 1) 2020; Manulife Every Day Maker Award Champion - Malaysia 2020

Marine Conservation NGO - Chairperson, Save Our Seahorses (SOS) Malaysia; Science - Southeast Asia Focal Point, IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon; Specialist Group - Hippocampus comes & Hippocampus kuda Species Focal Point, IUCN; SSC Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon Specialist Group - National Seahorse Expert - Malaysia, iSeahorse Project; Technical Advisor - Kepulauan Sembilan, Perak State Park Corporation

President of Marina Club 2008; Published 8 Peer-reviewed Scientific Publications; Achieving & promotion to Business Director in 7 months, RISE Advisory - Manulife 2020; Keynote Speaker, 3rd SYNGBIO Conference, Tampa, Florida 2017; Children's Book Author & Self Publishing - "A Seahorse Story" 2020; Featured by The Habitat Foundation (2021), BFM (2021), The Incitement (2021), The Star (2014, 2018), Media Selangor (2021), E-Nanyang (2021), Sin Chew 2020; Appeared on BFM Radio under the Earth Matters segment 2021

English, Malay, Cantonese, Mandarin

Football; Reading; Adventure Sports; Coffee Cafe Hopping; Networking; Scuba Diving

Children's Book Author & Self Publishing - "A Seahorse Story" (2020)

Perseverance; Bridging Industries; Innovating; Connecting People; Networking

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