Port Dickson, Malaysia, Strait of Malacca

Port Dickson is a busy port along the Strait of Malacca, western Malaysia. In 1994, 1295 ships docked there and 122,060 ships passed by through the straits.

Port Dickson, along with Penang, are notorious for high bacteria counts; Probably due to raw sewage and waste from pig farms that is released into the bay. Malacca Straits are slightly eutrophic (because of nutrient enrichment) and Port Dickson does contain nitrogen-rich suspended particles that suggests man-made pollution is the polluting culprit.

Areas of seagrass in the port have decreased by 50% since 1994. The combination of eutrophication and increasingly use as a public recreational area has lead to this decline.