PUTRAJAYA: A total of 598 foreign fishing vessels were detained under Op Naga, a multi-agency operation aimed at curbing the incursion of foreign fishing boats and safeguarding the nation's marine resources, from May 2019 to September this year.
MMEA director-general, Maritime Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah, said that, during this period, the total recorded value of the catch exceeded RM209mil.