Wednesday October 7, 2009
Clean-up of island seabeds
KOTA KINABALU: A massive clean-up and planting of corals will be undertaken at the Tunku Abdul Rahman island park here to create public awareness on the need to keep the sea clean.
On Oct 17, both professional and amateurs will be scouring the seabeds of Pulau Sapi, Pulau Mamutik and Pulau Manukan to clear them of garbage so as to protect the corals and sea creatures.
Borneo Divers Training Institute managing director Clement Lee said the clean-up, dubbed Project Aware, was to awaken all citizens to the importance of keeping the seas free of garbage in view of the current concerns over climate change.
“We cannot continue to pollute the sea and eventually choke and suffocate the coral reefs,” he said.
The baby corals will be planted on special cement bases and transferred to to an underwater nursery where their growth could be monitored.
“After a few months, they will be moved to a different site,” he said.
Lee urged the public to join in the clean-up.
Those interested can register with Borneo Divers in Menara Jubili here. For more details call 088-222226.
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