MMEA seizes over 3,000kg of endangered marine species in Kudat

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KUDAT: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized over 3,000 kilogrammes (kg) of various endangered marine species, following the arrest of two fishing boats in the Northwest waters of Mengayau, near here, on Wednesday.

Kudat MMEA Maritime Zone director, Maritime Commander Maurice Grenville Abeyeratne, said that the two boats were spotted by the KM Ikhlas vessel, which carried out operations at around 12.35 pm at the location based on intelligence it received.He said an inspection of the first boat found, among other things, puffer fish weighing 630kg, dried giant clams , dried turtles , seahorse , shark fins and frozen Napoleon fish.

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