Dugong face risk of food decline

Diminishing greens: Seagrass, which makes up a dugong’s main diet, can be found along the Tebrau Straits near Gelang Patah, Johor.

JOHOR BARU: Johor is in danger of losing its seagrass along the coastline, which will have a negative impact on sea creatures, particularly dugong.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) faculty of geoinformation and real estate researcher Dr Syarifuddin Misbari said Johor was home to at least 12 of the world’s 60 seagrass species.