Malaysia's Undersea Heritage

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Malaysia's seas are graced by some of the world's loveliest tropical islands, encircled by coral reefs and breathtaking beauty. Malaysia's reefs are among the oldest and most biologically diverse in the world - but they are not extensive, and are very vulnerable. It was this combination of beauty and fragility that first enchanted Sim Yong Wah in the early 1970's and this superb book is the result of his enduring fascination with and mounting concern for the wondrous resource of Malaysia's coral reefs - truly this nations Undersea Heritage. Within these pages will be found the crowning glories of Captain Sim's fifteen years experience as an award winning underwater photographer, as he guides the reader to virtually every coral reef in these waters. His tour encompasses the Straits of Malacca, the South China Sea, the coastlines of Sarawak and Sabah, and Malaysia's share of the Sulawesi and Sulu Seas. Although a clarion call for the protection for the marine environment rings through his text, Captain Sim also provides useful details for access and accommodation, along with the knowledgeable commentary on every site he has explored and every creature or scene he has photographed. This book presents the finest of those photographs - from the air, on land, and underwater. Malaysia's Undersea Heritage is a valuable addition to the corpus of illustrated literature on Malaysia's marine world. It is also a magnificent labor of love.