Bleak harvests may see cockles off the menu


Future at risk: Fisherman Yew Tuan Ann checking the cockles he harvested.

TAIPING: There may not be any cockles in our markets by July if those bred near here keep dying, say long-time cockle farmers in Perak.

According to Cockle Farmers Association president Koay Seng Lam, thousands of cockles that are bred for human consumption are dying in Kuala Sepetang, about 16km from here.

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