{"id":1297,"date":"2012-04-23T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2014-03-05T17:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T09:53:04","slug":"gayana-eco-resort-the-crib-of-the-giant-clams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/gayana-eco-resort-the-crib-of-the-giant-clams\/","title":{"rendered":"Gayana Eco Resort, the crib of the giant clams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the following clues, do you know where is the place? \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n1) Only 20 minutes away from the bustling Kota Kinabalu city;<br \/>\n2) Meeting point of coral reefs, lush rainforest &#038; mangrove;<br \/>\n3) The only place where you can see all 7 Giant Clams species of Malaysia;<br \/>\n4) 5-star island resort. <\/p>\n<p>Well, the title has given out the answer. Yes, it&#8217;s Gayana Eco Resort on Gaya Island (Pulau Gaya), we have island resort so near to Kota Kinabalu (KK). That&#8217;s why KK earns the fame as Nature Resort City of Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2009\/20091012.gif\" alt=\"Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is the location of Gayana Eco Resort on Google map:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=203684570006474549034.0004b9c518c8e63e24f45&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=6.012991,116.049893&amp;spn=0.003734,0.00456&amp;z=17&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small>View <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=203684570006474549034.0004b9c518c8e63e24f45&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=6.012991,116.049893&amp;spn=0.003734,0.00456&amp;z=17&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">My Sabah Map<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Gayana Eco Resort has been improving on infrastructure and amenities. To me, their biggest achievement of all is not better accommodation, but their commitment on marine conservation. In my recent visit to Gayana, I&#8217;m happy to see their efforts bear fruit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_1.jpg\" alt=\"office of Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nTo go to Gayana Eco Resort is fast and easy, just drop by their office at Jesselton Point to register.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_2.jpg\" alt=\"Jesselton Point terminal\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: Jesselton Point terminal<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_3.jpg\" alt=\"Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_4.jpg\" alt=\"jetty of Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nThen take a boat to the island and you will be on Gaya Island in 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_5.jpg\" alt=\"sea at Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nThere is no tourist who is not crazy about our turquoise sea. What&#8217;s more important are the &#8220;dark spots&#8221; under the water, which are easily mistaken by tourists as &#8220;rubbish&#8221;. These are corals, the nursery of marine life.<\/p>\n<h3>Marine Ecology Research Center (MERC)<\/h3>\n<p>Marine Ecology Research Center (MERC) is managed by Gayana Eco Resort. Their Giant Clam Propagation Programme won them the Most Innovative Tourist Attraction Eco-Tourism Conservation Award 2008-2009 awarded by Ministry of Tourism Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_6.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Ecology Research Center (MERC)\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: the building of Marine Ecology Research Center (MERC). The old MERC was used to be a small and poorly-maintained exhibition hall at other side. After the new management took over a few years ago, they build a bigger and well-equipped marine building, which consists of high standard auditorium, display room, lab, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_7.jpg\" alt=\"Auditorium of Marine Ecology Research Center\" \/><br \/>\nOne of their staffs, Melissa, was giving us a short presentation of MERC conservation projects and environmental education in 30-seat auditorium. The most interesting information is the giant clam can grow more than 1-Meter wide, weight 200 Kg and live more than 100 years!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_8.jpg\" alt=\"Marine Sanctuary\" \/><br \/>\nAfter the presentation, the staffs showed us the marine sanctuary outside the room. It&#8217;s an enclosed sea area with endangered game fishes in it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_9.jpg\" alt=\"green sea turtle\" \/><br \/>\nThere is a sea turtle too. Sometimes the villagers sent the sick sea turtles here and MERC will treat them. The turtles will be released back to the ocean once they are fully recovered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_10.jpg\" alt=\"Display Room of Marine Ecology Research Center (MERC)\" \/><br \/>\nNext we visited their Display Room. No camera flash is allowed inside, so please pardon my dark &#038; blur photos blow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_11.jpg\" alt=\"Aquarium in MERC display room\" \/><br \/>\nThe Display Room houses some large and well-lit aquarium tanks that show different ecology (e.g. sea grass) and interesting marine life such as &#8220;nemo&#8221;, seahorses and puffer fishes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_12.jpg\" alt=\"stone fish\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: can you spot the stone fish? Step on it and you will experience agonizing pain for a few days.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_13.jpg\" alt=\"Aquarium tanks\" \/><br \/>\nThe aquarium allows you to look at the marine creatures up-close. Both kid and adult will love it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_14.jpg\" alt=\"giant clams\" \/><br \/>\nIn Gayana, you can see all 7 giant clam species of Malaysia. Currently they have 2,000 giant clams in their nursery. Their Giant Clam Propagation Programme was started in year 2007. After 3 years of breeding and nurturing of giant clams in the protected nursery, MERC will release 500 baby giant clams into the ocean, that includes two locally extinct species, <em>Tridacna gigas<\/em> and <em>Tridacna derasa<\/em>! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_15.jpg\" alt=\"giant clams in fish tank\" \/><br \/>\nUnder this Giant Clam programme, more than 10,000 giant clams larger than 1 CM have been transferred from the hatchery to the nursery area. Giant clam is important to marine ecology b&#8217;coz it filters harmful waste nutrients from the sea water, release clean water and produce oxygen for the environment. However, giant clams are highly-endangered due to overfishing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_16.jpg\" alt=\"huge giant clam shell\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: the shell of the largest giant clam species, <em>Tridacna gigas<\/em>. In fact, it can grow larger than this (up to 4.6 feet).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_17.jpg\" alt=\"juvenile giant clams\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: the juvenile giant clams that are ready to be released into the sea.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_18.jpg\" alt=\"touch tank of Marine Ecology Research Center (MERC)\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: the Touch Tank of MERC. You can touch anything in the tank.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_19.jpg\" alt=\"touch tank\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_20.jpg\" alt=\"touch tanks\" \/><br \/>\nThere are sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc. in the Touch Tank. A great way to learn sea creatures by touching.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_21.jpg\" alt=\"hermit crab\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: a beautiful hermit crab in touch tank.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_22.jpg\" alt=\"planting coral fragment\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_23.jpg\" alt=\"planting coral fragment\" \/><br \/>\nYou also can participate in their Coral Reef Restoration Programme. If you &#8220;adopt&#8221; a coral, you will be given a broken coral fragment to plant it in cement-base plate. The fragments are from corals damaged by strong wave and human activities, and they can&#8217;t survive on their own.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_24.jpg\" alt=\"coral stabilization tank\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_25.jpg\" alt=\"coral stabilization tank\" \/><br \/>\nThen your coral will be labelled and placed into the Coral Stabilization Tank for at least 2 weeks. It&#8217;ll be transferred to the reef nearby if it&#8217;s healthy. The sponsors will also receive periodic update and photos of their &#8220;babies&#8221; corals. As of now, Gayana has planted over 2,500 corals with a survival rate of nearly 90%.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.merc-gayana.com\">Click Here to learn more about the conservation projects of MERC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Gayana Eco Resort<\/h3>\n<p>After the conservation activities, we took a tour around the island resort.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_26.jpg\" alt=\"water bungalow of Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_29.jpg\" alt=\"Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_27.jpg\" alt=\"Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nGayana Eco Resort has over 20 water bungalows with beautiful sea view, great for honey moon trip.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_28.jpg\" alt=\"swimming pool of Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: The &#8220;infinite&#8221; swimming pool of Gayana Eco Resort.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_30.jpg\" alt=\"Alu-Alu Seafood Restaurant of Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nAbove: Having lunch at Alu-Alu Seafood Restaurant of Gayana. It&#8217;s the first restaurant to remove shark fin from its menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2012\/20120423_31.jpg\" alt=\"Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><br \/>\nIf you would like to visit Gayana Eco Resort, you may visit their web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/gayana-eco-resort.com\/\">gayana-eco-resort.com<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<h3>More Photos<\/h3>\n<p>You may <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/gayana-eco-resort\/\">check out my photo album<\/a> if you want to see more nice pictures:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/gayana-eco-resort\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2012\/20120423_32.jpg\" alt=\"Photo gallery of Gayana Eco Resort\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><em>Photos taken in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related post<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/bunga-raya\/\">Bunga Raya Resort of Gaya Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wordpress\/?p=543\">Giant Clams of 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