Corals Under Threat

On a trip to Perhentian Island, this is what I've observed...

These guys from the boat were throwing the fuel drums into the sea
to be transported to the resort.

The poor staff has to go and retrieve the fuel drums back to the resort.

The barge was bringing in rocks to be placed near the newly built jetty to stop the waves from hitting against the jetty. If you look carefully, the silt curtain (green floating thing) is not covered properly on the left side and at the back under the jetty.

This is what happenes when the silt curtains are not functioning properly.

Corals are animals, sensitive to the changes in the environment, delicate and fragile. What human does on the surface will affect what happens underneath. Look at the fuel drums. There may not leak but it is definite that there are oil on the outside of the drums. When it's thrown into the sea, there will be oil left on the water. Oil that stinks, endanger marine lives as well as us, humans who swims in that area.

For the jetty construction, they were dumping rocks off the barge into the sea without proper procedures to ensure no sand and mud escapes the area into the surrounding waters. You be the judge as you see the last photo on how much damage that mud is going to cause to the environment around it.

We must stop this kind of irresponsible actions man are taking before all is lost.

Though there were bad stuff happening there but overall,
my trip there was a BLAST!!
Great to see you there, ML...and your friends, they are great man!!! Thank you for the snorkelling, kayaking, volleyballing, drive boat, boat rides and everything..
thank you ML, Marv, Ayie, AP, Akram, Chu (dunno how to spell la),Yo (dunno also) Need to thank manager ar? but he doesn't know does he? :p

The Ocean

The ocean is a beautiful thing
Its waves, its sounds, its face
When you see the ocean
You can't deny it
It's the most beautiful thing that God has made
And you never want to leave
Linnéa Mehler

BOYCOTT Carrefour!!!

What a DISAPPOINTMENT...
Selling SHARK'S FIN in their hypermart?

Sold among Dory fillets and Tenggiri?

There are campaigns worldwide to ask governments to stop shark finning.
Why? Because of the depressing facts below:

Fact 1: It is estimated that 100 million sharks are killed annually;
Fact 2: A recent estimate of sharks killed in the fin trade alone stands at 73% of the total number of sharks killed;
Fact 3: The fin is considered the most valuable part of a shark, selling for more that US$700 per kg (compared with US$10 per kg for its meat!); Therefore, many fishermen are practicing live-finning where they cut off the fins and let the shark die in the water!

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