PUTRAJAYA: The authorities are revoking the licences of several hundred deep-sea fishing vessels over the hiring of foreigners, especially Vietnamese, as crew and those being leased to Vietnamese fishermen.
The move, warns Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, can result in a shortage of fish in the near future.
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