KUANTAN: The numerous tactics deployed by foreign fishermen to encroach into Malaysian waters to conduct fishing activities is nothing strange to the fishermen here. Citing an example, he said several years ago local fishermen were threatened by their firearm-wielding Vietnamese counterparts while in Malaysia's territorial waters. He said that the foreign fishermen had fired several gunshots after being ticked off by local fishermen for the former damaging the latter's fish lures, which comprised of coconut fronds. Meanwhile, a state Fishermen Association spokesman said foreign fishermen are becoming fearless and every time after an enforcement operation, they will lie low before returning back to their old habits some time later. He added that foreign fishermen were also responsible over the theft of scrap metal from British shipwrecks off Pulau Tioman, Rompin.

Source: New Strait Times November 09, 2017 11:48 UTC