Report: Health of coral reefs in Malaysia slowly declining in last five years


  • Nation
  • Monday, 17 Feb 2020

PETALING JAYA: The overall health of coral reefs in Malaysia is considered to be “fair”, but has been slowly declining in the last five years, according to a report by Reef Check Malaysia.

According to the 2019 annual survey report where a total of 180 sites across Malaysia were surveyed last year, average live coral cover was 40.63%.

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