Some 45,000 mangrove crab seedlings released into Sabah waters by UMS researchers


Researchers from UMS’ Borneo Marine Research Institute releasing mangrove crab seedlings at the Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar site.

KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has released some 45,000 mangrove crab seedlings (scylla tranquebarica) into the mangrove swamps in the state.

“Since 2018 to 2022, the seedlings have been released in the districts of Tuaran, Kuala Penyu and Kota Marudu,” said the varsity’s Borneo Marine Research Institute (IPMB) deputy director Dr Mohamad Tamrin Lal in a statement on Tuesday (Nov 28).

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