‘Fin-e without a law on it’


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will have to wait longer for the outcome of its three-year proposal for a ban on shark hunting and finning in the waters off the state. The state has been proposing amendments to the Fisheries Act to include such a ban since 2012.

Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the ministry was willing to discuss with Sabah officials on the matter.

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