They approached Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) Faculty of Environmental Studies to help them deal with the problem. Findings from a series of environmental forensic studies carried out since 2016 were later presented to stakeholders of the fisheries areas in December last year. Nor Rohaizah said: “This time around, the programme kick-started with the solution to one of the most critical issues faced by the inland fishermen community, i.e. Zufarzaana gave her assurance that programmes to boost inland fishermen community would be carried out continuously in the future to ensure that the lake ecosystem was conserved and fishing activities were uninterrupted for the freshwater fishermen community. “This include producing a module from the comprehensive report we drafted on how the fisherman can self-monitor the water quality, alternative methods of tackling the invasive macrophyte and ways to further improve water circulation.

Source: New Strait Times May 23, 2018 02:25 UTC