The Star 1 Oct 12;
BACHOK: The Department of Marine Park has set up a team of 100 scuba divers to protect marine life in 38 marine parks in the peninsula, as well as in four other locations in Labuan.
Its director-general, Dr Sukarno Wagiman, said the team was entrusted to track down poachers who collect valuable marine life.
Efforts to detect such culprits had been difficult as the activities were carried out on the seabed using scuba gear, he said.
He said poaching activities were on the rise due to the high demand from foreign markets for exotic marine life. - Bernama
