‘Monsoon may offer relief to severely bleached coral reefs’


Tan: Tackling pollution crucial to strengthening the resilience of Malaysia’s coral reefs.

Coral bleaching has had significant impact on Malaysia’s reefs as some areas have experienced severe bleaching this year.

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Faculty of Science and Marine Environment senior lecturer Assoc Prof Dr James Tan Chun Hong said many of the bleached shallow reefs were dead, though some were in the process of recovering as they were gradually regaining colour.

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