Strong currents uproot frames for coral reef conservation

iphmentagor2806... A Reef Check Malaysia diver checking on the corals on the seabed at Mentagor Island, near Pangkor.

THE coral reef conservation project at Mentagor Island, near Pangkor, has met with some problems due to the strong currents that have decimated about 85% of its corals last year.

Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) communication officer Aaron Tam said the currents near the island have been destroying the corals transplated onto the seabed there since March last year.