The sea turtle death rate in Terengganu is alarming, with 55 cases recorded by the State Fisheries Department last year.

Its director, Ruzaidi Mamat, said although the number showed a decrease compared with 78 deaths in 2019, he believed there were still many deaths that were not reported to the department.

“For the first five months of this year, only 20 deaths have been reported to the department and we hope this number will continue to drop following...