KOTA KINABALU: Shark riding, turtle and starfish touching and coral lifting are some illegal acts that should not be committed in the waters off Sabah, say the state Wildlife Department and Sabah Parks.
Sabah Parks director Maklarin Lakim said the recent video of a person riding on a whale shark near an island in the Semporna district was the first case that they were informed of, adding that it came as quite a shock.
Maklarin said under the Parks Enactment 1984, one is not allowed to touch or possess any of the marine species on islands or parks within the Sabah Parks, unless with permission and supervision for research and other scientific purposes. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said that the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997 also provides either a jail or fine for offenders who commit such crimes.
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