You may have heard that there was an INVASION, WAR or TERRORIST attack on Sabah. All these are untrue, the sources are out of date! And over dramatizing the situation… In early Feb 2013 about 200 Filipinos landed on the East coast of Sabah, told a bermused village to leave and declared that Sabah belonged [...]
TRACC school of Marine Science offers several marine science and marine biology courses. The advanced level Marine Science course is a 12 week residential course leading to an international exam and certificate. This Cambridge A Level course can be used for self improvement, to change career or to gain credits for a university or college [...]
Coral reefs produce much of the food for coastal people all around the tropics. Unfortunately other human activities have damaged the reefs. In SE Asia the impacts of blast fishing have been severe. Around the world, coral reefs have drastically declined due to coastal development, increased water temperatures and storm frequency, global climate change, disease, [...]
FAD’s work, they attract tuna and pelagic fish, sharks, turtles and seabirds. The typical distances for various fish species are shown on the sustainable Tuna fisheries and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation Part of the United Nations). There are great photos of fish schools surrounding FAD’s on the Greenpeace website. Many organisations want them [...]
TRACC and members of JCI Luyang went on a coral planting trip in Kota Kinabalu Bay. A disaster trip, we all learnt firsthand the pollution problems from plastic bags. We set off over a beautiful calm sea and after 20min of driving the boat motor just stops. A plastic bag has wrapped itself around the [...]
Shark farming is possible! As a marine biologist, public aquarium owner, fish farmer and committed shark conservationist, the possibility of shark farming comes up regularly as a way of increasing shark populations for Marine protected areas. We have bred 6 different shark species and released many. I am currently raising funds to build a shark [...]
The slaughter of sharks and now, mantas for shark fin soup is relentless. The globally decimated shark populations around the region is prompting Asian chefs to look for manta and devil rays to help meet the voracious demand for shark fin soup. Found in coastal waters throughout the world, rays present an easy target as [...]
The TRACC team of Volunteer divers went to Mabul to find reefs suitable for coral planting. Mabul is a mess above water with huge piles of decomposing litter on the shoreline and in every possible corner. Underwater the story was different – the reefs are overcrowded with divers but the coral is starting to regrow.
The Action Plan for Sharks in Sabah is an update and an expansion on the National Plan of Action for Sharks 2006i. The Malaysia NPOA-Sharks was a response to a UN & FAO request 2001 for a regulated sustainable shark fishery. The threats to sharks and rays in Sabah were recognised in 1997 when shark [...]
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