Marine parks is an area of the sea zoned as a santuary for the protection of its marine 
  ecosystems and its associated fauna and flora. 
  Till today, the waters of two nautical miles 
  from the shoreline of 40 island are gazetted as 
  Marine Parks as given under the provision of 
  the Fisheries Act 1985. Under the provision 
  given, any prohibited and this includes turtle 
  and its habitats. The establishment of marine 
  parks as a whole provide major form of habitat 
  conservation and protection for marine resources. 

     Department of Fisheries Malaysia realize that there is insufficient information on the 
  status of turtle population and habitat, biology, behavior, ecology and threats to the 
  survival of marine turtles. This constrains the formulation of effective management, 
  conservation and protection measures. New area/technique of study such as 'GIS',
  'telemetry survey', special area management plan for turtle habitat, study of carrying 
  capacity for visiting nesting/landing site and DNA study to mention but a few will be 
  carried out.