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Alex and Jonathan with the drones used for aerial surveys.
MANTANANI Besar is a small island off the town of Kota Belud on the west coast of Sabah. It is part of group of islands, the other even smaller ones being Mantanani Kecil and Lungisan.
As we have already seen in previous episodes of Borneo Ocean Diaries, serious turtle re-search has been going on around these small, unassuming islands for over 15 years as it is thought the area is an important feeding ground for juvenile turtles.
Most of the research so far has been very “hands-on”; but one scientist is combining the latest technology with the serious science of data collection, using Mantanani Besar as his base.
By: Jo Ann Mool
Credit: Pixabay.com.
Kota Kinabalu: Eleven Vietnamese fishermen were charged at the Sessions Court here Wednesday with entering the country’s waters without permissions and illegal fishing.
The eight comprising Le Van Cuong, Huynh Van Ut, Vo Ninh Chanh, Nguyen Van Thien, Tran Van Ly, Phan Tan Loc, Tran Van Trung, Le Van Ty, aged between 22 and 53, appeared before Judge Elsie Primus via video conferencing.
The eight through Vietnamese interpreter pleaded guilty to illegal sea cucumber fishing at 7.30am on Sept 5, 2020 onboard of a foreign fishing boat which has no registration number at Kudat waters.
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