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Kelantan has deployed 30 artificial reefs off Tok Bali to protect coastal fishing areas from large trawlers while creating fish breeding grounds, part of a broader conservation strategy that has seen 400 reefs installed since 2007.
Perak's Fisheries Department found no dolphin carcass at Ban Pecah following a viral social media report, though officials suggest currents may have displaced any remains.
The Perak Fisheries Department is investigating a viral social media video claiming to show an Irrawaddy dolphin carcass at Ban Pecah, Tanjung Piandang. Officials say they received no formal complaint before the footage spread online.
Terengganu's government will convene stakeholders in late August to investigate coral reef damage at Pulau Redang, blamed on prohibited anchoring by day-trip boats, with stricter penalties under consideration.
An escalating H5N1 bird flu outbreak in South Australia threatens to decimate populations of endangered sea lions, with wildlife experts warning transmission from infected birds is almost certain.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature reports that deep-sea mining endangers 125 of 201 known hydrothermal vent mollusc species, threatening their survival in Earth's most extreme habitats.