Meet the Tioman ‘ghostbusters’, a group of passionate islanders who are taking marine conservation into their own hands | Malay Mail

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Meet the Tioman ‘ghostbusters’, a group of passionate islanders who are taking marine conservation into their own hands

PETALING JAYA, Dec 10 — If you want something done right, do it yourself.

These nets can entangle marine life such as dolphins, turtles, sharks, dugongs and other sea creatures by restricting movement and causing injuries and starvation. During the pandemic this year, the group successfully removed 37 ghost nets that weighed over 4,000kg and more than 700 crown-of-thorns starfish whose voracious appetites are destroying reefs.Ghost nets are known to trap and kill marine life, and smother reefs. — Picture courtesy of Reef Check Malaysia

“I am proud and thankful to have this opportunity to gain skills from the programme and now lead the TMCG,” said Shahir B Yaman, one of TMCG’s founding members who was born and raised on Tioman Island.

 

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