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.

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 Global Fisheries Transparency Coalition has offered membership to SFB USA.

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

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.

Seventy per cent of the southern reefs at Semporna Priority Conservation Area (PCA) were impacted by fish bombing activities at various levels, said Choo Poh Leem from WWF-Malaysia.