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Sabah To Implement Endangered Wildlife Action Plan Next Year
The Sabah government has pledged to undertake several management plans on environmental preservation and conservation as well as green sustainability.
SFB Creating The First-Of-Its-Kind Integrated Reef Protection System
The Integrated Reef Protection System (IRPS) uses the cloud to connect underwater acoustic arrays, the M2 smart radar with high resolution camera and drone, covert hydrophones, real-time hydrophones and sound traps, and boat mounted sensors with the smartphone "Respond App” to displays blast location in minutes for enforcement officials to protect fragile Marine Protected Areas.
Kudat MMEA Seizes Fish Bombs In Sampan Near Pulau Banggi
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized an abandoned sampan with seven fish bombs in Sabah's northern waters near Pulau Banggi off Kudat.
2 Fishermen Killed, 2 Hurt In Samar Dynamite Blast
Two fishermen were killed while two others were wounded after the improvised dynamite they were about to use to catch fish exploded in the waters off Calbayog City, Samar on Saturday night.
SFB MY Meets With The State Of Sabah Marine Police Chief
SFB Malaysia Director Terence Lim recently had the chance to meet with the Sabah Marine Police Chief - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ahmad Ariffin and his deputy.
From AI-Enabled Devices To Low Cost Monitoring Systems: How Technology Can Save Our Seas
Securing a vast area like the ocean requires cutting-edge technology to monitor illegal activities and safeguard aquatic species. What are the latest innovations being deployed to conserve protected areas of the ocean?
Marine Police Force Arrest Fish Bombers
According to a Facebook update, Marine Police Force in Kudat successfully arrested a group of illegal fish bombers. The were apprehended near Big Bonanza Reef.
Stop Fish Bombing And CSIRO Agree To Collaborate
Earth Island Institute’s project Stop Fish Bombing USA has agreed to start up collaborative effort with Australia’s CSIRO.
VIDEO: World Ocean Day Webinar On The Coral Triangle
As part of World Ocean Day and Week 2021, Asia Dive Expo hosted a webinar with the topic of the Coral Triangle as the centerpiece.
MMEA Detains Suspects For Illegal Fish-Bombing In Miri Waters
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here has detained three individuals for suspected illegal fish bombing last night.
Fishermen Nabbed For Using Explosives To Catch Fish Off Lahad Datu
LAHAD DATU: Two fishermen were detained for alleged involvement in fish bombing activities off Pantai Sungai Merah here.
Sabah Dive Instructor Gives First Hand Account Of Blast Fishing
Julius Canahap, PADI Scuba Instructor and former dive student of SFB MY director Terence Lim, posted a first hand account of the blast that he heard near Sibuan Island in Tun Sakaran Marine Park.