Tengah Island Conservation is located on the beautiful Tengah Island in the South China Sea. The island is approximately nine nautical miles off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, Pulau Babi Tengah (“Middle Pig Island” in the Malay language) is one of the islands in the Seribuat Archipelago. The island is one of 13 islands that make up the protected Johor Marine Park.
Sea Turtles
- Our team on the ground collects data on endangered Green and critically endangered Hawksbill turtles in strategic partnership with the Department of Fisheries, Malaysia. Our sea turtle work includes a hatchery, tagging of adults, photo identification and monitoring of local nesting populations.
Marine Ecosystems
- TIC runs a wider marine conservation programme in strategic partnership with the Department of Fisheries Malaysia, which includes coral reef mapping of the Johor Islands, coral reef surveys and monitoring, reef restoration and underwater clean-ups.
Marine Debris & Pollution
- We are working to combat marine debris and organise beach and underwater cleanups on a weekly basis. In 2018 alone we collected over 10 tonnes of marine debris. TIC has been a member of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative since 2018.
Sustainability & Sustainable Tourism
- Our team also provides expert advice and support on sustainability for businesses, communities and the tourism sector.
2018 TURTLE CONSERVATION PROGRAMME SUMMARY
SEA TURTLE HATCHERY
During the 2018 sea turtle nesting season, Tengah Island Conservation recorded a total of 100 activities, distributed across seven different islands. The conservation team was able to secure 40 out of 61 nests with a total of 4,780 eggs (89% Hawksbill; 11% Green), from which 3,036 hatched (90% Hawksbill; 10% Green).The average hatching success of all hatched nests was 71.7%, an increase of 20 % and 9.8% compared to 2016 and 2017 nesting seasons, respectively.
A total of 21 nests were lost to predation or poaching during this season across the six islands patrolled.
Tengah Island Conservation (TIC)
At Batu Batu, we strongly believe that private sector tourism can act as a catalyst for positive change through the preservation and regeneration of the rich but fragile biodiversity of our marine park. Through creating transformational tourism experiences, we hope that the guests who stay with us will leave informed and inspired with a greater mindfulness and respect for the environment. The destination also sees the benefit of incoming tourism revenues flowing to the local communities with a portion applied to the protection and regeneration of biodiversity.
Pulau Tengah, December 12, 2019 – Batu Batu Resort and Tengah Island Conservation (TIC) are proud to announce its Silver Award win in the Best for Wildlife & Nature Conservation category at the prestigious World Responsible Tourism Awards 2019 at the World Travel Mart (WTM) held in London, United Kingdom recently.
