Grouper egg-spawning venture makes fisherman a millionaire

Fakaruddin holding a mouse grouper, one of the fishes he breeds on his farm.

BESUT: A fisherman here has become a millionaire by investing in grouper egg spawning in line with the government’s effort to encourage aquaculture.

The state has targeted fish demand of up to three million tonnes per year with 80% derived from the sea and 20% supplied from aquaculture projects.