Fisheries sector

Pahang’s ‘piranha’ mystery: Unconfirmed reports trigger public alarm in Malaysia

The image of a fish resembling the red-bellied piranha caught in Malaysian waters on Aug 26.

Malaysia-made luxury foods for less? Meet the farmers behind its caviar, wagyu and melons

T’lur Caviar produces roe from different species of sturgeon that have adapted to Malaysia’s tropical climate.

One missing after fishing boat carrying 10 capsizes near Phu Quy Island in Vietnam

Authorities and local fishermen search for a worker missing after a fishing boat capsized near Phu Quy Island on Sept 15.

Iceland rejects EU-accession talks in close-fought referendum

Supporters of the campaign against reopening Iceland’s EU accession negotiations at a rally in Reykjavik on Aug 27.

Pacific nations detain Chinese, Indonesian boats for illegal fishing

A surveillance crackdown by 11 island nations in August saw more than 100 vessels boarded across 28 million square kilometres of ocean between Aug 3 and Aug 14.

Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting

Fishermen in Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas on Aug 10. Nearly a dozen fishermen were killed off Bandar Abbas and nearby southern islands during months of fighting, according to Iranian media.

New broodstock and hatchery facility at James Cook University aims to produce better Asian seabass

Currently, the facility houses about 50 breeding fish weighing 3kg to 8kg each, said Professor Jose Domingos, deputy director at JCU’s Tropical Futures Institute.

Oil patches spotted near Pulau Ubin, SFA assisting 3 fish farms with clean-up

Oil patches were reported by fish farms located in the East Johor Strait on July 17.

Squid game on the high seas

While squid is a staple seafood in South Korea with myriad different recipes and forms, the country is relying more and more on squid caught far from Korea’s shores.

‘We need to borrow money just to feed the fish’: Malaysian sea bass farmers reel from Thai curbs

Fish farmer Khor Cean Miah holds a seabass fish weighing about 6kg at his packing factory in Sungai Udang, Penang, on July 1.

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