Red tide hits Sabah’s west coast

Catching up a storm: An angler casting a fishing line on the shore of Tanjung Lipat Lekas in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. — Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government, through the Fisheries Department, has taken several measures to temporarily ban the harvesting, sale and consumption of shellfish from certain regions in the state.

Deputy Chief Minister cum Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said this came following the discovery of red tide algae in several coastal waters around Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran recently.