Fisheries Dept seizes more than 1,300 dragon fish traps off Perak, Penang


MANJUNG: The Fisheries Department and the Marine Police seized 1,366 sets of dragon fish traps (bubu naga) in the waters of Penang and Perak in an operation mounted between April 3 and 7.

The department head of enforcement operation (Resource Protection Division) Osman Mohamed said the number of seizures reflected the increase in the use of dragon traps in the waters of the two states.

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