Table 4 Brief description and coordinate of all 30 sampling stations around the coastal waters of Pulau Tioman. All location names are written in bold in the description column.

Benuang

Low number of snorkelling and SCUBA diving activity

A1

2° 44′27.4′′ N

104° 13′01.3′′ E

A2

2° 42′27.7′′ N

104° 13′04.9′′ E

A3

2° 42′28.9′′ N

104° 13′06.3′′ E

Kampung Mukut

Fisherman village, not a snorkelling and SCUBA diving site

B1

2° 43′37.4′′ N

104° 13′00.3′′ E

B2

2° 43′36.2′′ N

104° 13′01.9′′ E

B3

2° 43′35.2′′ N

104° 13′03.5′′ E

Gelaber

Not a snorkelling and SCUBA diving site

C1

2° 45′11.6′′ N

104° 07′09.7′′ E

C2

2° 45′15.5′′ N

104° 07′07.1′′ E

C3

2° 45′17.7′′ N

104° 07′05.2′′ E

Renggis Island

High number of snorkelling and SCUBA diving activities at this site

D1

2° 48′37.4′′ N

104° 08′09.6′′ E

D2

2° 48′39.0′′ N

104° 08′08.8′′ E

D3

2° 48′41.6′′ N

104° 08′08.3′′ E

Tekek Bay

Snorkelling and SCUBA diving site, boating route, Jetty

E1

2° 49′04.4′′ N

104° 09′13.2′′ E

E2

2° 49′08.2′′ N

104° 09′10.4′′ E

E3

2° 49′11.5′′ N

104° 09′08.2′′ E

Mesoh

Marine Park Centre, Jetty, snorkelling and SCUBA diving site

F1

2° 49′57.9′′ N

104° 09′42.4′′ E

F2

2° 49′57.4′′ N

104° 09′40.7′′ E

F3

2° 49′57.1′′ N

104° 09′38.7′′ E

Panuba Bay

Snorkelling and SCUBA diving site, boating route

G1

2° 51′01.9′′ N

104° 09′11.4′′ E

G2

2° 51′00.8′′ N

104° 09′09.4′′ E

G3

2° 50′59.6′′ N

104° 09′07.5′′ E

Salang Bay

Not a snorkelling and SCUBA diving site

H1

2° 52′30.4′′ N

104° 09′02.6′′ E

H2

2° 52′31.9′′ N

104° 09′02.5′′ E

H3

2° 52′33.5′′ N

104° 09′02.7′′ E

Dalam Bay

Not a snorkelling and SCUBA diving site

11

2° 51′38.8′′ N

104° 11′14.5′′ E

I2

2° 51′38.9′′ N

104° 11′16.8′′ E

I3

2° 51′39.5′′ N

104° 11′18.2′′ E

Batu Mambang

Not a snorkelling and SCUBA diving site

J1

2° 48′18.1′′ N

104° 12′26.2′′ E

J2

2° 48′18.1′′ N

104° 12′28.3′′ E

J3

2° 48′19.1′′ N

104° 12′30.1′′ E