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South of Johor: July – September 2025

South of Johor: July – September 2025

South of Johor: July - September 2025Stakeholder Engagement MeetingsReef Check Malaysia (RCM) held three stakeholder meetings with local schools and the Majlis Perbandaran Pengerang (MPP) to plan future conservation activities. Teachers from SMK Pengerang Utama and SK...

Cintai Mersing: July – September 2025

Cintai Mersing: July – September 2025

Cintai Mersing: July - September 2025Awareness Programs with Local CommunitiesBetween July and September, two community awareness programmes were held to promote marine conservation in the Mersing Islands. Over 100 visitors visited Reef Check Malaysia’s exhibition...

Sabah  Updates: July – September 2025

Sabah Updates: July – September 2025

Sabah Updates: July - September 2025KOTA KINABALUOur team in Kota Kinabalu has been actively engaging local schools and college students through various education and awareness programmes. In July, we conducted a marine education session with three primary schools,...

Cintai Redang: July – September 2025

Cintai Redang: July – September 2025

Cintai Redang: July - September 2025Education and Awareness with Local SchoolOur education and awareness programmes continue to grow in reach and impact. A total of 80 students and teachers from SK Pulau Redang joined a session on coral reef biology, learning about...

Cintai Tioman: July – September 2025

Cintai Tioman: July – September 2025

Cintai Tioman: July - September 2025Conservation Activities with VolunteersIn July, ETIKA HOLDINGS made their visit to Tioman Island for the thrid consecutive year. Over three days of volunteering, participants took part in various activities, including helping to...

Sabah Updates (April – June 2025)

Sabah Updates (April – June 2025)

Sabah Updates: April - June 2025Annual Reef Check SurveysHere is a quick recap of the surveys we conducted in the last quarter around Sabah:  In April, our RCM colleagues and a volunteer conducted the surveys at 12 sites around Mantanani Island. 2 fish bomb explosions...

Cintai Redang (April – June 2025)

Cintai Redang (April – June 2025)

Cintai Redang Updates: April - June 2025Skills UpgradeOur RCM colleague on Redang, Muhaimin, had the opportunity to undergo the Green Fins assessor training in Tioman Island in April. Following the course, Muhaimin is now a certified Green Fins assessor who will be...

Cintai Mersing: April – June 2025

Cintai Mersing: April – June 2025

Cintai Mersing: April - June 2025Sustainable Tourism Programmes in MersingOur colleagues have been conducting assessments of resorts in Mersing based on the ASEAN Green Hotel Standards. Three resorts on Pulau Besar and Pulau Sibu were assessed in this past quarter,...

South of Johor: April – June 2025

South of Johor: April – June 2025

South of Johor: April - June 2025Monitoring of Mangrove SaplingsOur colleagues have been monitoring the growth of the 70 mangrove saplings planted by school students in February near Kampung Pasir Gogok. This activity marked the next phase of the mangrove pilot...

Cintai Tioman: April – June 2025

Cintai Tioman: April – June 2025

Tioman Updates: April - June 2025Sustainable Tourism EffortsFor the past few years, our team has been assessing resorts and chalets on Tioman Island to encourage more environmentally friendly operations. These assessments follow the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard and...

The Mersing Islands Dilemma: To Close or Not to Close

The Mersing Islands Dilemma: To Close or Not to Close

To Close, or Not to Close…That Is The Question… Ok, paraphrasing Shakespeare is a cheap shot, but it just seemed appropriate. So, What’s The Problem? I’m referring, of course, to the recent closure of a number of islands off the East coast of Johor, near the town of...

UNOC 2025: Why Do We Need an Ocean Conference?

UNOC 2025: Why Do We Need an Ocean Conference?

The UN Ocean Conference 2025As “the world” gathers in Nice this week for the UN Ocean Conference 2025, it is perhaps a good time to pause and reflect on just why there is such a thing as an ocean conference.Last week I was privileged to be invited by the Sunway Centre...