Police statistics show a decline of up to 30 per cent in the crime rate during the various MCO phases under the Covid-19 pandemic measures.
Blast fishing or fish bombing, however, was on the increase in Sabah waters, according to Stop Fish Bombing (SFB) Malaysia Executive Director Terence Lim who hopes to achieve the Fish Bomb Free (FBF) Sabah goal by 2031
Published on: Friday, March 12, 2021
By: NST
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Kuala Lumpur: Stop Fish Bombing Malaysia (SFB) is hoping to get more financial support to enhance surveillance in Sabah waters.
Its Executive Director Terence Lim said this year, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) had received funding to cover another 50 square kilometres to help deter fish bombing.
“The additional extension has increased the total surveillance area to about 100 square kilometres.
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“However, this is only a small fraction of Sabah’s coastline of more than 2,500 kilometres along with some remote areas without cell phone coverage to link the sensors,” he said, adding there is a need for continuous financial support to achieve the goal of making Sabah free from fish bombing.