Conditions for special fishing boat licences
BY AINI SELIKANG TANJUNG MANIS: Fishermen who wish to apply for a special boat licence must meet certain criteria set by the state Marine Fisheries Department. According to the department’s deputy director of development Haliza Sulaiman, among the criteria were the size of the boat which should not be less than 6m and not more […]
SAR expects to find missing fishermen
KUCHING: Search agencies expect to find the bodies of five fishermen reported missing at sea after their boat sank in the waters of Karang Berumput – Tukun Bass Santubong on October 3. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said based on his experience, dead bodies tend to float on water surfaces […]
Pack your products for markets abroad, fishermen advised
OYA: Fishermen in Oya have been advised to pack their products properly so that they can be marketed abroad. “The packaging must also meet current standards involving the labels of the ingredients used, product nutrients, expiration dates and the names and addresses of the manufacturers,” added Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister […]
Artificial reefs promise fishermen better future
MUKAH: Local fishermen are expected to enjoy better sea harvest in future once the additional 65 units of artificial reefs have been deployed in the sea here. There are two types of artificial reefs to be deployed at the sea off Mukah River estuary and Penipah sea respectively. These include 25 units of trawler fishing-stoppers […]
Additional RM9 mln as monsoon season relief aid for fishermen
SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government has set aside an additional RM9 mln as Landas (monsoon) Season Relief Aid for fishermen. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the aid was for January to March next year. He said this after inspecting the on-going construction work on the state Farmers Organisation new headquarters, on Friday […]
Fishermen thankful for assistance
SPAOH: A total of RM1.8 million has been allocated by the Sarawak government to implement the Fishermen’s Fishing Equipment Input Assistance (BIPPN) in Betong division. Betong Division Fisheries assistant officer Lieliana Lennie said the assistance has benefitted 905 deep-water and land fishermen from seven constituencies, namely Lingga, Beting Maro, Saribas, Kalaka, Krian, Kabong and Bukit […]
Ministry issues over 100,000 travel permits to ensure sufficient food supply
PUTATAN: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) has issued over 100,000 travel permits to fishermen, farmers and livestock breeders throughout the movement control order (MCO) and under the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said the move was to ensure there is sufficient food supply for the people and […]
Fishermen receive festive aid
KUCHING: A total of 34 fishermen from Kampung Paya Mebi received assistance from the Social and Welfare Bureau of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kampung Paya Mebi on Sunday (May 9). The ‘Kasih Ramadan’ donation, in the form of basic necessities, was presented by Kampung Paya Mebi PBB Social and Welfare Bureau chairman Shamsudin Unai […]
It’s terubuk season now
KOTA SAMARAHAN: With the onset of good weather now, many fishermen here and in Sadong Jaya are now selling fresh terubuk fish. A post on Facebook recently said many customers are making a beeline for Sadong Jaya where the fish are sold at very reasonable prices. According to the post, many people from Samarahan, Kuching […]
Coastal fishermen enjoy good catch
MUKAH: Coastal fishermen here are enjoying good catch over the last two days as sea conditions have improved. A survey by New Sarawak Tribune at the wet market here today found the supply of fresh fish at the market has returned to normal. Fish such as pirang, bebulan, seplok, small sharks and senangin were readily […]
