The nets were originally used for catching fish but were abandoned or thrown away in the sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KOTA KINABALU - A group of conservationists who were diving to check on the health of coral reefs were instead greeted by ghost nets stuck on the corals at Mantanani Island, off Kota Belud, some 100km from Kota Kinabalu.
“Ghost nets are part of the impact left by humans that could endanger the reef and its inhabitants,” said Reef Check Malaysia programme manager Nadhirah Rifai in a statement on Monday. “While seven of us were removing the 20 to 30m-long net causing a threat to marine life and their home, it reminded me that all of us are responsible when it comes to taking care of this underwater world,” he said.
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