By Chen Sue Yee | Programme Manager
With the end of monsoon season in Malaysia, we have started rolling out our annual Reef Check surveys around Malaysia. Since April, we have managed to complete surveys at Usukan Cove, Mabul, Kapalai and Tioman islands. Every year, we conduct surveys at over 200 sites around Malaysia.
Results from last year surveys showed that Malaysia’s reefs have fair level of living coral, at 41.32% and the abundance of most indicator fish and invertebrates is low. Key threats facing coral reefs in Malaysia are pollution, Crown-of-Thorns starfish, fish bombing and tourism impacts. Many of these threats can be addressed on a very local scale – at island level. Our team on Tioman, Mantanani and Mersing islands are working closely with local authorities and stakeholders to address these threats.
You can dowload our reports at https://www.reefcheck.org.my/annual-reports
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