Fisheries Dept: Stop releasing alien fishes into our common rivers

Participants releasing giant freshwater prawn fry into the Prai river as part of an activity during the ‘Conserve Freshwater Fishes’ programme held at the Pengkalan Machang in Sungai Dua, Butterworth.

A WHOPPING 50,000 giant freshwater prawn fry were released into four selected spots along Prai river on the Penang mainland.

The spots were selected based on the water flow and its suitability with the prawns’ natural habitat.