Malacca Fisheries Dept acknowledges the population of udang galah along Sungai Linggi is declining

For the future: Ismail (third from right) with Rosmawati (second from right) with fishermen releasing the fries in Sungai Linggi.

MALACCA: The Malacca Fisheries Department has acknowledged that the population of udang galah that once flourished along the banks of Sungai Linggi has seriously depleted.

The department embarked on an initiative to increase the population by cultivating and releasing fries into the river where udang galah netting was the main source of income for 450 registered fishermen in Kuala Linggi and nearby areas deemed as fishing enclaves.