Fish farmers get a helping hand

Abu Talib (in blue) giving out the fish feed to fish farmers at the state Fisheries Department office in Gelugor, Penang.

THE Penang Fisheries Depart-ment is helping fish farmers affected by this year’s El Nino phenomenon by distributing fish feed to them.

Some 46 fish farmers on the island were recently given 14 bags of fish feed each while a similar quantity will be distributed to 29 others on the mainland.