Malaysia's Biodiversity - Marine Life

It’s #WorldOceansDay! Did you know that Malaysia has more sea area (including the claimed EEZ) than land territory under its control? The seas surrounding Peninsular Malaysia are rich with biodiversity, productive and are among the most bio-diverse known globally (Olson and Dinerstein 2002, Briggs 1999). They support some of the richest marine habitats in the world, including coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses. Endangered species such as marine turtles, painted terrapins (Batagur borneoensis) and dugongs (Dugong dugon) depend upon these waters and habitats.

While our oceans have too many species of marine life and corals to be listed in one album, we hope you enjoy having a look at some of the them here.

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WWF-Malaysia is a national conservation trust that currently runs conversation projects covering a diverse range of environmental protection & nature conservation in Malaysia. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

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