Big clean-up planned to attract sea turtles to lay eggs on beaches

Nur Afifah (in blue headscarf) speaking to some of the volunteers during a beach clean-up activity in Pulau Sibu, Mersing.

THE Johor Fisheries Department is planning a major clean-up programme around the islands off Mersing in February once the monsoon season ends.

Sultan Iskandar Marine Park Resource Management and Protection chief Nur Afifah A. Rahman said the programme was part of the department’s effort to attract sea turtles to lay eggs on the island and beaches in Mersing.