THE Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Abdallah Ulega has warned fishermen using dynamites to stop the illegal fishing method for it constitutes major threat to small-scale fisheries through degradation of reefs and other critical habitats for fish.

An illegal fishing method that uses explosives is being blamed for the rising numbers of sharks off the coast of Lebanon, amid social media panic about sightings and possible attacks.

Fish bombing activities in one of Sabah’s diving havens of Semporna have reduced significantly over the past three years, thanks to real-time bomb-detecting devices.

A new and innovative four-year programme, funded by the European Union and led by the Semporna Islands Project and WWF-Malaysia, was launched during a collaborative and productive stakeholder workshop held in Semporna on May 9–10.

KOTA KINABALU: NGO “Stop Fish Bombing” Malaysia (SFBMY) led by Terence Lim with the tagline: “The oceans sustain us and the planet. Let us bring back life into our ocean” is deploying autonomous drones to spot and photograph fish bombing suspects and trail them as the marine police is being notified to take action.

After two years of pandemic-induced silence, the sounds of blasts and explosions are back in the turquoise waters around Sabah.

The Global Fisheries Transparency Coalition has offered membership to SFB USA.

Two fish bombers managed to get away from enforcement authorities by jumping into the sea in Sabah's northern Kudat district.

Stop Fish Bombing Malaysia is supporting WWF Malaysia's coral restoration efforts in Mabul Semporna Malaysian Borneo.

A man was killed and another seriously injured after some homemade explosive materials blew up at the Lata Kekabu Recreational Centre in Lenggong, today.

A recent meeting between Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malaysia, Michalis Rochas, included a status update from SFB Malaysia.

At least four people died on Thursday, May 5, when the homemade dynamite for fishing they were making exploded at a residence in a coastal village in Claveria town in Masbate province, police said Friday.