1.5 million arowana exported last year

No fishy business: Adnan and Perak Fisheries director Mohd Ghazali A Manap (right) releasing the golden eel fish brood at the Ramah Mesra Sanai Programme and the Golden Eel Fish Brood Release Programme at Tasik Bukit Merah Sanctuary. — Bernama

BAGAN SERAI: A total of 1.5 million arowana fish of various species were exported abroad last year, says Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain.

He added that the department will assist operators in obtaining Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species permits and ensure they follow proper guidelines to allow them to export arowana abroad easily and boost the export figure in the future.