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?

Sabah Parks Enforcement Unit has detained a pump boat and a kayak operated by four suspects at Gaya Island (Tanjung Wokong) of Tunku Abdul Rahman Park on 15 April 2020.

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.