Fewer sea turtle eggs collected means not many hatchlings are released back into the sea from the hatchery on Pulau Tinggi. —Photos: REMAR NORDIN/The Star
THE number of sea turtles laying eggs on the islands of Mersing has declined and this has islanders, who depend on egg sales to supplement their income, worried.
The fishing community in Pulau Tinggi and Pulau Sibu are hoping that the Johor government and the Fisheries Department will look into the reason for the decline.
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Fewer sea turtle eggs collected means not many hatchlings are released back into the sea from the hatchery on Pulau Tinggi. —Photos: REMAR NORDIN/The Star
Eco mission: A greater budget is set aside in Johor to acquire turtle eggs from islanders licensed to collect and sell the eggs to the state Fisheries Department, which will release the hatchlings into the sea.
Norashimah has been collecting turtle eggs for 10 years.
Mok Su: Turtle eggs used to be part of the villagers’ diet in the 1990s.
Mohd Kamani says sea turtle sightings are becoming rare.
Abdul Kadir says it is hard to predict where turtles will lay their eggs.
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