Volunteers clear over 36kg of ‘ghost nets’ from waters off Tanjung Simpang Mengayau

Underwater cleanup volunteers with the collected ghost nets.

KOTA KINABALU: Underwater clean-up volunteers collected over 36kg of “ghost nets” from the waters off Tanjung Simpang Mengayau in Sabah’s northern Kudat district on Saturday (Nov 12).

The programme organised by the Kudat Turtle Conservation Society (KTCS) with the collaboration of the Sabah Fisheries Department, was held in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup Day.