Sabah Parks watching out for starfish invasion


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parks is hoping the crown-of-thorns starfish boom in waters off Semporna will not spread to the islands that it manages.

Its director Dr Jamili Nais said it is aware of the surge in numbers of the starfish, which consumes coral.

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