Salahuddin: Joint operation against trespassers prevents RM6b loss in fish catch
Sunday, 05 Jan 2020 10:06 AM MYTKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The fate of local fishermen whose livelihoods have been depleted by foreigners fishing in Malaysian waters illegally and damaging its ecosystem, spurred Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub to launch ‘Operasi Naga’ last year, preventing a loss of about RM6 billion in fish catch.
In an interview with Bernama recently, the minister said, as a result of these efforts, 211 vessels were detained while five others were sunk for the purpose of serving as fish breeding structures, and as a result of these efforts, this prevented a loss of some RM6 billion in fish catch. “All assets have been used to protect our waters from trespassers. This was a big issue when I joined the ministry in 2018, with fishermen complaining about all sorts of things including trespass by foreign fishing vessels,” he said.
The Fisheries Act, said Salahuddin, also enables his ministry to issue licences to fish in high seas, particularly to undertake tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean, an industry which Malaysia is exploring further.
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