Tembeling River Has Potential To Be Biggest Fresh Water Fish Producer In PahangJERANTUT, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- Tembeling River has the potential of becoming the biggest fresh water fish producer in Pahang after 50,000 kelah and other fresh water fish released into the Sepia and Gembir rivers last year have matured for harvesting soon.East Region Fisheries Department Freshwater Fishing deputy enforcement officer, Abdul Gaffar Abdul Manaf said the two rivers had been gazetted as red zones.
"The red zones are prohibited areas for fishing using poisoning and stunning methods and cast and drift nets in order to protect their number.
"This step taken by the Pahang Fisheries Department is also to maintain these two rivers as the breeding grounds for fresh water fish species like the temoleh, jelawat and patin, so as to be at par with Tasik Kenyir in Terengganu," he told reporters, here, Wednesday.
He said tight control over fishing included creating sanctuaries for these valuable species of fish in three main zones of the Tembeling River since five years ago.
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