By Theresa Ng | Programme Development Manager
A ghost net was sighted at Tioman Island and reported to us on 9 January 2020. The person who first noticed the ghost net tied it to the pier so it would stop drifting to the coral reefs. It turned out to be a huge ghost net and required the cooperation of multiple parties - Reef Check Malaysia and Tioman Marine Conservation Group (community-led conservation group initiated by Reef Check Malaysia), Department of Fisheries Malaysia, and Alam Flora (the new waste management company on Tioman Island).
It would have been a disaster for the coral reefs if we did not manage to remove the net. Fortunately, the 3 Sargassum Frogfish that was stuck among the net was rescued and survived.
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