Rearing tilapia in drain project gets the nod


Innovative step: Senior Fire officer II Suhaimi Ab Samad (second from right) with Fire Officer Muhammad Afiq Jamaludin (left) and Mohd Nordin Abdullah feeding the tilapia at the Meru Fire and Rescue Station. — Bernama

IPOH: Ikan longkang or guppies have been used to test the safety of a novel fish-rearing project by the Meru Raya Fire and Rescue station here to ensure that the initiative does not harm the environment.

This follows public concerns that the project to rear tilapia, a foreign species, could escape into nearby rivers and streams and harm the local ecosystem.

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