Fewer landings: Workers unloading seafood at an enterprise in Pulau Ketam. — KK SHAM/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The livelihood of fishermen in the country is on the line as the hotter weather has drastically reduced their catch, affecting national food security.
Described the “twin silent killers”, climate change and ocean acidification have caused a significant decline in fish landings on a year-to-year basis and experts are calling for speedy measures to remedy the situation which is also affecting the aquaculture or caged fish and prawn farming industry.
