KUALA NERUS: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), in cooperation with the Department of Marine Parks Malaysia, will carry out a special expedition to conduct a study on the status of marine life around Terengganu.
UMT vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Nor Aieni Mokhtar said the main objective of the expedition, which begins this month and will run until November, was to determine the current condition and health of the coral reefs, quality of seawater as well as the effect of the islands’ closure on the socio-economy of local communities and tourism operators.
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