PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has uncovered misconduct in handling investigation files by an officer from the Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) at the Port Klang District Fisheries Office, Resource Protection Branch.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) is set to amend the Fisheries Act 1985 (Act 317) comprehensively to better regulate aquaculture activities and enhance biosecurity measures, ensuring the protection of the nation’s fishery resources.

TAMPIN, Aug 10 — The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) has lifted the ban on the harvesting and sale of shellfish, including mussels, in the waters of Port Dickson and Melaka following a drop in biotoxin to safe levels.

GEORGE TOWN, May 14 — The Fisheries Department (DOF) declared Teluk Bahang beach near here as a turtle nesting site today and has set up the Marine Conservation Centre at Angsana Resort to care, conserve and manage the endangered species.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Ocean acidification linked to climate change may threaten the national food security, say experts.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) today informed that the hype about tilapia fish being unsafe to eat and can cause diseases such as cancer is false.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The Department of Fisheries (DOF) advises the public to avoid eating unknown types of puffer fish as almost all of them contain toxins that can cause poisoning if consumed incorrectly.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The temporary employment visit pass (PLKS) fee for foreign fishermen has been reduced to RM320 per person in the agricultural sector for the first six months.

LUMUT, June 22 – No safety gear at all or even if available, the equipment is either poorly maintained or badly in need of being replaced.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 14 — The total amount of losses suffered by aquaculture entrepreneurs in the flood-affected states is estimated at RM28 million while for myKomuniti Perikanan, fisheries operators (myAP) and inland fishermen, the losses are estimated at RM800,000, according to a preliminary report from the Department of Fisheries (DOF).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The government is committed to reducing the dependence on foreign labour in the fisheries industry by providing programmes, initiatives and facilities to encourage the involvement of locals.