Fishermen to get HDPE cages after fish wiped out


New beginning: Sim (in white shirt) handing over juvenile fish to fishermen at Kampung Nelayan Kukup in Johor.

PONTIAN: Fourty-four Kukup fishermen who suffered losses close to RM5mil after their fish died due to water pollution recently will receive two High-density polyethylene (HDPE) floating cages.

The HDPE cages, each worth RM50,000 are widely used by fish farmers in developed countries are robust and allows the easy movement of large quantities of fish.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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