KOTA KINABALU: A non-governmental organisation aims to involve the public in coral restoration efforts, especially for areas that have been affected by fish bombing.

After two years of pandemic-induced silence, the sounds of blasts and explosions are back in the turquoise waters around Sabah.

Julius Canahap, PADI Scuba Instructor and former dive student of SFB MY director Terence Lim, posted a first hand account of the blast that he heard near Sibuan Island in Tun Sakaran Marine Park.

Fishing and gleaning in the area now within the 350km Tun Sakaran Marine Park has caused stocks of reef fish and other edible species to fall to low levels. Efforts are now being made to reduce exploitation of marine resources in order to protect biodiversity and allow stocks to recover.