AFTER sustaining massive damage to its coral reef conservation project at Mentagor Island, near Pangkor last year, Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) is planning to replace the plastic and PVC frames housing young corals with concrete frames.
RCM general manager Julian Hyde said the plastic and PVC frames were too light-weight and could not withstand the strong currents near the island, which resulted in the decimation of most of the young corals transplanted there since 2011.
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