PUTRAJAYA: The Fisheries Malaysia Department is amending the Fisheries Regulations under Section 27 of the Fisheries Act 1985, specifically the Fisheries (Control of Endangered Species of Fish) Regulations 1999, to include nine marine mammal species in the existing protection list.
In a statement on Thursday (Feb 19), the department’s director-general, Datuk Adnan Hussain, said the amendment aims to strengthen regulatory provisions, protection measures and law enforcement against any form of threat, including bycatch and habitat disturbance.
