Fishermen cannot land, sell fish at Likas Park
Published on: Monday, August 03, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: City Hall is not allowing fishermen to land and sell their fish at the Likas Bay Public Park as it conflicts with the land use zoning, which is for open space and recreation purposes. According to the Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir, the park is used for recreation and is becoming increasingly popular among the local community and tourists and also a famous spot to view the sunset. Madingkir expressed his concern that if the landing and selling of fish activities are allowed in the park, it will pose cleanliness problems and cause a smell nuisance.
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The Mayor was responding to a Facebook user's comment regarding suggestion to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to upgrade the area where fishermen sometimes land and sell fish in one of the beach area in the park. Madingkir said the activities also pose safety issue to road users when buyers of the fish park indiscriminately on the road side. On that note, he advised the public not to buy fish from the fishermen who land there in order not to encourage them. He added that the park is near the vicinity of the state protocol road and near to the state and federal government complexes and such activities will not augur well with the image of the park. Moreover, the park will be extended in its second phase, whereby construction works will commence soon.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Madingkir added that City Hall with the help from the relevant department will find alternative site for selling of fish especially by traditional fishermen who lives in the nearby villages.
