Don: Catching trash fish to 'feed' fish farms not sustainable


A fisherman with a big haul of trash fish at the Sungai Udang jetty in Nibong Tebal ready for transport to fish farms for use as feed. (Right) Fishing boats in Sungai Udang like this use purse seine nets that surround entire schools of fish. — Photos by MUSTAFA AHMAD/The Star

LONG ago, the rich ate chicken and the not-so-rich ate fish, said marine biologist Prof Zulfigar Yasin.

“Today, the rich are eating fish and the poor can only afford chicken.

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Environment , Northern Region , trash , fish , farm

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