The coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish population has to be controlled so that the corals in Sultan Iskandar Marine Park could remain sustainable.
THE Johor Fisheries Department has removed 112 coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) in the Sultan Iskandar Marine Park as part of marine life protection efforts in the area.
Its director Zainudin Abdul Wahab said the COTS were removed from around Pulau Aur and Pulau Pemanggil last month.
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