Sabah stops export of endangered fish

Sabah stops export of endangered fish

Published on: Saturday, July 31, 2010 Kota Kinabalu: Forty-five juvenile humphead wrasse - one of the most desirable fish in the world because of its delicious flavour and texture - were released to various reefs in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park Friday morning, aimed at restocking its rapidly declining wild population in Sabah. Wildly over-fished, the humphead wrasse was one of the first fish to be listed as "endangered species" under IUCN in 2004.  The latest releases were excess tails bought from cage live reef fish traders around Sabah under a "buy back" programme funded by USAID Coral Triangle Support Partnership that include the Department of Fisheries Sabah, Sabah Parks, UMS and WWF. Read More >>  http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=73785