Warnings effective in warding off foreign fishing vessels

Sabah MMEA is set to receive two NGPC this year, similar to the KM Sri Aman pictured here, which set sail from the Tun Abang Salahuddin Maritime Complex in Muara Tebas, Kuching, late last year. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: The issuance of yellow cards to Vietnamese fishing vessels last September helped reduce invasion into Malaysian waters.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Abu Bakar said the cards were issued by the European Union (EU) after complaints from various countries including Malaysia about the encroachment.