{"id":395,"date":"2009-05-20T17:40:51","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T16:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvblog.wpengine.com\/?p=395"},"modified":"2014-04-23T12:44:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T11:44:34","slug":"blue-ventures-malaysia-take-part-in-reef-clean-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.blueventures.org\/en\/blue-ventures-malaysia-take-part-in-reef-clean-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ventures Malaysia take part in reef clean up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> This weekend the Blue Ventures Malaysia (BVM) team, along with 4 university students from Kuala Lumpur, have been taking part in a reef clean-up event organised by the Department of Marine Park Malaysia (DMPM). One of the main aims of the clean-up was the removal of Crown of Thorns &#8211; venomous sea stars which eat the hard coral. Triton shells, their main natural predator, have been removed by human influence which has lead to a sharp rise in their numbers. Removing them from the reefs helps to restore the balance and prevent further destruction to the coral.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">As well as participating in the clean-up itself, BVM also produced a video explaining why the clean-up was necessary, and how to remove the Crown of Thorns without causing further damage to the coral. The video can be viewed on youtube <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XPboe-5D3OA\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XPboe-5D3OA\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XPboe-5D3OA<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The weekend kicked off with registration and opening ceremony at the Tioman Marine Park Centre. The event attracted over a hundred volunteers comprised of local dive shops and external dive clubs. The dive sites were then split amongst the groups, and we headed out to start collecting. 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