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Kelantan has deployed 30 artificial reefs off Tok Bali to safeguard artisanal fishing zones and create breeding grounds for fish species, protecting smallholder fishermen from industrial competition.
Perak Fisheries Department officials conducted a thorough search of Ban Pecah waters following social media reports of a dolphin carcass but found no trace of the marine mammal, though authorities suggest ocean currents may have moved the remains.
Authorities in Perak are probing the authenticity of a viral social media video depicting an Irrawaddy dolphin carcass at Ban Pecah, Tanjung Piandang. The discovery has sparked concern among netizens about marine ecosystem health.
Terengganu's state government will convene tourism operators and enforcement agencies from August 26-28 to investigate coral reef damage at Pulau Redang, reportedly caused by vessels anchoring in prohibited zones.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has flagged that deep-sea mining threatens the survival of 125 mollusc species living around hydrothermal vents, with 62 percent of known species now facing extinction risk from mineral extraction activities.