Decades-old issue of fish bombing could become a thing of the past, as enforcement efforts transition towards full digitalisation and the use of marine forensic techniques for more efficient detection and prevention.

Four men were jailed a year each for having bombed fish.

Five fishermen were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for fish bombing near Pulau Mengalum on Wednesday.

Marine police arrested nine Filipinos for suspected fish-bombing in the waters off the western coast of Pulau Manukan.

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.

The Sabah government has pledged to undertake several management plans on environmental preservation and conservation as well as green sustainability.

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.

Syndicates from a neighbouring country are behind the proliferation of fish bombing activities in Sabah waters.

Sabah marine authorities are urged to take stern action against fish bombers after allegations that such activities are becoming rampant again.

KOTA KINABALU: The installation of four fish bomb detectors in Kota Kinabalu waters, including the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, is seen as a right step towards keeping an eye on fish bombing activities in the area.

Sabah Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Junz Wong said the problem of rampant fish blasting/bombing activities in the State’s waters can be minimised, if not totally eradicated, once the socio-economic conditions of the State’s fishing community have improved. 

Sabah Parks officially recognized Stop Fish Bombing efforts in protecting marine parks in Kota Kinabalu and Semporna in the state of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, where the fish blast detection and location system is deployed.