And the temperature rise can be as little as 1°C, said Universiti Sains Malaysia Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies director Prof Datuk Dr Aileen Tan. Inshore fishermen will suffer first because bigger, better fish will not want to venture into shallow waters with poor conditions. Floating fish farms at sea, she said, would not compete for land resources. “But our floating fish farms today are still made of wooden planks and plastic drums. Prof Tan urged policy makers to “come down from their ivory towers” to make proactive decisions on expediting open sea aquaculture.

Source: The Star June 19, 2023 06:26 UTC