Big artificial reefs planned for East Coast


Conservation efforts: Adnan (left)greeting traders while attending the Rasa-Rasa Akuakultur Programme and the myAgropreneur Perikanan and myKomuniti Perikanan Carnival. — Bernama

KUCHING: The Fisheries Department is planning to develop artificial reef complexes in the East Coast states to address encroachment issues and the depletion of fish resources.

Its director-general, Datuk Adnan Hussain, said the initiative, which involves Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu, is part of the department’s strategy to boost the country’s fisheries output over the next five years.

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