Dongsha Management Station
In order to improve the working environment and the quality of services and facilities for the staffs in the Dongsha Atoll National Park, we remodeled the original old building in Dongsha Island as the Management Station plus Office Building for personnel who landed on this island and for management and research purposes. The station consists of the following facilities:
- Dry laboratory: For academic research, personal study, and long-term monitoring of water temperature and nutrients purposes.
- Wet laboratory: Dongsha Island Wildlife Conservation Center (launched in 2012), for coral restoration and transplantation trials, Tridacna spp. restoration trials and sea turtle salvation purposes.
- Nursery and domesticated farm: The space for native seeding species cultivation.
Hours: Laboratory and accommodation are available for staff who work in our station, those who work for the commissioned/cooperation/subsidy projects, and approved personnel issued by our station on the island. It is not yet available for public.
Tel: 886-7-277-1006
Fax: 886-7-277-1011
Address: No.52, Dongsha, Qijin Dist., Kaohsiung City 81741
Dongsha Atoll Research Station
“Dongsha Atoll Research Station” is established jointly by the Coast Guard Administration, Executive Yuan, the National Sun Yat-sen University and the Marine National Park Headquarters, National Park Service, Ministry of the Interior. By establishing this station, we expect to complete the marine research environment in Dongsha, improve the marine research field in South Sea, attract domestic and foreign research teams, enhance domestic marine conservation results, and use the research results as references for future management.
Services:
- Space on the first floor is for physical and chemical ecological surveys (dry and wet laboratories), the second is for accommodation.
- Handicapped bathrooms and ramps are available.
- “Green Building” Silver Level candidate.
Hours: Laboratory and accommodation are available for staff who work in our station, those who work for the commissioned/cooperation/subsidy projects, and approved personnel issued by our station on the island. It is not yet available for public.
Tel: 886-7-277-1006
Address: No.53, Dongsha, Qijin Dist., Kaohsiung City 81741
Dongsha Atoll Research Station, National Sun Yat-sen University: http://dongsha.mr.nsysu.edu.tw/
The exterior of Dongsha Atoll Research Station
The exhibition of facilities in opening ceremony of Dongsha Atoll Research Station
The laboratory space of Dongsha Atoll Research Station
The exterior of Dongsha Management Station
Dongsha Management Station-The interior facilities of dry laboratory
Nursery and domestication farm