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Welcome to the Green Connection Aquarium, an introduction to the eco-treasures of Sabah. In a few hour visit, you can walk through the wonders of the water cycle: through limestone caves, dense jungle, muddy mangroves, spectacular reefs and beyond the coastlines, out into the open ocean where you can come face to face with the ultimate underwater predator. Stroke a Snake - Feed a Ray - Touch a Shark - Watch the Otters - Marvel at the beautiful coral gardens, Get close to many of Sabah's wildlife.

The Green Connection Aquarium will send you on a voyage of Borneo discovery to experience the world of science and nature brought to life before your very eyes.

Even if it is raining, the adventure continues at the discovery centre where you can step into the realms of science and, through inquiry and interaction, see how our innovative exhibits make the world of water and ocean science come to life.

The Green Connection Aquarium celebrates Borneo's vast biodiversity with first class displays featuring over 500 native species and engaging exhibits incorporating many aspects of aquatic science and beyond, to create an entertaining, interactive experience for all.

At the beginning of your visit to Sabah, the Green Connection Aquarium offers an introduction. At the end of your holiday, come to see many of the species you missed on the reef or in the forest.
The Green Connection Aquarium is a Conservation and Environmental Education project from Aquatica Aquarium and Discovery Centre SDN BHD.

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Reef fish face extinction as many end up on dinner tables - By Tan Cheng Li

HUNDREDS of fish cages bob up and down in the waters of Marudu Bay, off Kudat in Sabah. In these cages are sought-after marine delicacies such as groupers, lobsters and crabs, as well as a staggering number of humphead wrasses.From the massive number of humpheads holed up in the floating pens, it is impossible to tell that this is a fish species classed as “endangered” by the IUCN-World Conservation Union and whose trade is governed by the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).

In Kudat, like in the Sabahan coastal towns of Tawau, Sandakan and Lahad Datu, fishermen continue to haul in humpheads (Cheilinus undulatus). Several times a week, these fish and the popular groupers, are bundled alive into air-filled plastic bags which are then packed into polystyrene boxes, transported to Kota Kinabalu, and sent on the evening flight to Hong Kong or Singapore. It is a time-perfected technique which gets seafood, alive and swimming, into restaurants.. (more)

Read more on The Star Online : Reef Fish Extinction
   
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