Ghost nets in Tg Tuan is scary news for marine life


Divers inspecting the coral reefs off waters of Port Dickson where ghost nets have been found on the seabed of Tanjung Tuan. – Bernama

THE Negri Sembilan Fisheries Department (JPNS) has detected ghost nets on the seabed of Tanjung Tuan in Port Dickson that are stuck among the coral reefs.

State agriculture and agro-based industry committee chairman Datuk Bakri Sawir said the dumping of ghost nets would threaten marine life, including turtle species, if not curbed.

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