Aquaculture project to boost prawn and tilapia production

KUCHING: The Lawas Area Fishermen Association (PNK) aquaculture project in Kampung Noor Islam Laut, Kuala Lawas, is expected to boost the cultivation of white prawn and tilapia fish. The project being integrated into RECODA’s Community@SCORE programme, engaged with  Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) and Lawas PNK, is employing a super-intensive tank system across five […]

Sarawak targets 150,000 tilapia fish fry monthly in Batang Ai

KUCHING: Sarawak is getting ready to produce a minimum of 150,000 tilapia fish fry in the Batang Ai region each month, beginning October to boost the local economy and increase the output of homegrown products. This initiative was unveiled by Datuk Dr. Abdul Rahman Ismail, who serves as the Deputy Minister of Food Commodity Industry […]

Rising demand for Sarawak’s fish

KUCHING: Borneo Eco Fish Sdn Bhd has secured a deal to market six tonnes of patin fish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and 5.5 tonnes of tilapia fish with Sheng Siong Group, Singapore’s third largest supermarket chain.   Borneo Eco Fish managing director Thomas Hii said that he was thrilled with how the Sarawak-bred tilapia has established a […]

RM300k for tilapia project

SERIAN: A sum of RM300,000 has been allocated to the Otong Niee freshwater fishpond project at Kampung Riih Daso here. The project is set to put Kampung Riih Daso on the map as the largest producer of tilapia fish in the area. The allocation was announced by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. […]