Sabah wants Federal Govt to lift export ban on several types of fish


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah wants the Federal Government to lift a four-month export ban on certain types of fish, says state Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Junz Wong (pic).

He said the export ban for certain types of fish dubbed “rakyat fishes” by the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) was enforced in January and February 2020, and will come into effect between April 15 and June 15 this year.

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