Semporna islanders working hard to restore ailing coral reefs

Divers taking in the coral restoration project in Selakan Island.

KOTA KINABALU: Over 50 committed individuals, primarily local islanders, recently carried out a marine conservation initiative at Sabah’s east coast Selakan Island.

From Oct 12 to Sunday (Oct 22), they deployed a total of 290 reef stars along with over 4,200 coral fragments.