One blast can irreversibly destroy precious parts of her – the foundational coral reef itself, that are critically important economic contributors to the State.

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.

Our dynamic Director for SFB Malaysia, Terence Lim, recently embarked on a vital journey to the beautiful nation of Timor-Leste.

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.

Blast fishing has several negative effects on food security.

"Stop Fish Bombing is NOT Mission: Impossible” was presented in the “End Use Case Study” Session of the Oceanology International Americas 2023 Conference in San Diego February 14 - 16.

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.

Now that our Integrated Reef Protection System has us on the path to a technological solution, we have begun to turn our focus on to a more holistic approach.

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

At the recent WWF-Malaysia 50th Anniversary Conservation Conference at the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Stop Fish Bombing Malaysia's executive director gave a talk on fish bombing in Malaysia and SFB's solutions for the problem.