Mooring buoys deployed at Semporna waters to minimise coral destruction from boat anchors

A boat filled with tourists using the mooring buoys a day after it was installed.

KOTA KINABALU: Mooring buoys have been installed at Timba-Timba Island near Semporna to prevent damage to coral reefs there from boat anchors.

Reef Check Malaysia, in collaboration with the Semporna district office, Pulau Sipadan Resort and Tours (PSR) as well as volunteers from the Pemimpin Iklim Belia Mabul and Larapan Marine Conservation Group, successfully installed four buoys at the island on Jan 11 and 12.