Trawler with five crewmen nabbed for illegal fishing in Mersing


MERSING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has impounded a local fishing boat for suspicion of carrying out illegal fishing off Johor waters.

The Mersing zone MMEA chief Suhaizan Saadin said the boat was stopped on Wednesday (Feb 8) at noon about 1.6 nautical miles or 2.96km off east Tanjung Resang near here.

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