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KOTA KINABALU: The state government will continue to enforce the diving quota at Sipadan Island despite the surge in interest among divers from all over the world.
“This is part of efforts to conserve the island,” Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun told New Sabah Times yesterday.
He said it would have been an honour for Sabah if Sipadan had qualified for the final of “New 7 Wonders of the World” contest but that would put immense pressure on Sabah Parks to increase the daily diving quota at the island.
‘The number of divers coming to Sabah will surely shoot up. Even now only 50 per cent of the total number of permit applicants can dive as the island’s carrying capacity is only 120 a day,” he said.
Masidi pointed out that increasing the diving quota would compromise efforts to conserve the pristine nature of the island – a diving haven known the world over.
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“This is part of efforts to conserve the island,” Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun told New Sabah Times yesterday.
He said it would have been an honour for Sabah if Sipadan had qualified for the final of “New 7 Wonders of the World” contest but that would put immense pressure on Sabah Parks to increase the daily diving quota at the island.
‘The number of divers coming to Sabah will surely shoot up. Even now only 50 per cent of the total number of permit applicants can dive as the island’s carrying capacity is only 120 a day,” he said.
Masidi pointed out that increasing the diving quota would compromise efforts to conserve the pristine nature of the island – a diving haven known the world over.
Continue reading at: Sipadan diving quota stays
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