Sabah divers want stern action on those who harass marine life


A screengrab showing a diver gripping the struggling sea turtle’s shell while the other posed for the camera.

KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah diving association has urged authorities to take firm action against the individuals who recorded themselves restraining a sea turtle and harassing a whale shark at one of Sabah’s popular dive spots.

Sabah Dive Squad Club president Sim Fui condemned these actions as “irresponsible and unethical,” stressing that they violated marine conservation laws and ethical diving standards.

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