More bite for fishery sector

Sim (third right) meeting representatives of fishermen associations at the Fisheries Development Authority in Batu Maung, Penang. — Photo: ZAINUDIN AHAD/The Star

The Federal Government has approved a RM100,000 allocation to start a fish farm using high density polyethylene (HDPE) in Sungai Udang on the Penang mainland.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Deputy Minister Sim Tze Tzin said the HDPE floating cages would be a pilot project towards the modernisation of the fishery industry in Penang.