Operators race to save fish farms in Penang

Left floundering: Workers unloading and weighing the fish harvested from farms onto the jetty in Sungai Udang, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

NIBONG TEBAL: Hundreds of tonnes of farmed marine fish produced each month could be at risk as Sungai Udang floating fish farming zone is set to be reduced to make way for a planned maritime access route to Batu Kawan.

About 25 fish farm operators are racing against time to secure new offshore sites before their temporary occupation licences (TOLs) expire at the end of the year.