#XPDCSULTRA: Muhammad Rais
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Muhammad Rais received his bachelor's and master's degree in Fisheries Science at Hasanuddin University, Makassar. He actively teaches as a lecturer at Muhammadiyah University of Kendari. In #XPDCSULTRA, Rais is a humorous figure who occupies the position of rugosity observer (coral reef complexity) in the ecological survey team. Rais is involved as a member in the South Sulawesi Maritime Partner Consortium, the Indonesian Fisheries Bachelor Association, and the Indonesian Young Lecturer Forum.
Through various trainings, Rais learned the skills of coral health and condition assessment (coral watch) and community-based fisheries access management. Rais has also assisted many agencies as a consultant, ranging from creating a module on capture fisheries for Makassar Marine and Fisheries Vocational School teachers with LP3TK Gowa; to becoming a socio-economic expert consultant on the identification of shark species, fishing grounds, and catch distribution in Maluku with LPSPL Sorong.