Even the ‘ikan kembung’ is fast vanishing

Workers unloading the seafood food after return from deep sea at Dee Sin Enterprise in Pulau Ketam.— KK SHAM/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Previously abundant in Malaysian waters, many fish species including the ubiquitous ikan kembung have declined in numbers.

Malaysia Fish Industries General Association president Chia Tian Hee He said climate change is increasingly impacting the ecological balance of marine life.