A RECENT visitor to Manukan Island is upset that visitors still feed the fish around the popular islands within Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park (TARP) off Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She claimed she even advised the visitors not to feed the fish but her words fell on deaf ears. “I also don’t see Sabah Parks’ staff patrolling the beach to monitor visitors’ activities or to warn them against any wrongdoing,” she said. Sabah Parks manages six marine parks —TARP, Pulau Tiga Park, Turtle Islands Park, Tun Sakaran Marine Park, Sipadan Island Park and Tun Mustapha Park. “We don’t want to take punitive action against the visitors because they may not be aware of the ban.

Source: New Strait Times December 15, 2017 02:26 UTC