Tun Sakaran Marine Park

Tun Sakaran Marine Park

Tun Sakaran Marine Park, also known as Semporna Islands Park is located at the entrance to Darvel Bay, off the East coast of Sabah near the town of Semporna. The Park covers 340 sq kilometers of sea and corals reef and 10 sq kilometers of land including 8 islands: Pulau Bodgaya, Boheydulang, Tetagan, Selakan, Sebangkat, Maiga, Sibuan and Mantabuan.

The park contains massive biodiversity including over 528 species of reef fish, 255 species of coral, and more than 240 species of marine invertebrate.

SFB has been monitoring fish bombing in the park as well as working with law enforcement and the local Sama Dilaut or Bajau Laut community.

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School of bigeye snappers, Lutjanus lutjanus, Sulug Island, Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia. (© Scubazoo Images)
Mantabuan Island, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
Pulau Bohey Dulang and Pulau Bodgaya, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
Diver over Sea whip, Mantabuan, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
Coral bleaching, Mantabuan, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
Stilt Village in front of Pulau Bohey Dulang, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)

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