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“Our government is working tirelessly to protect our remaining shark and ray populations. In particular, I would like to highlight the hard work of Sabah Parks in maintaining and protecting our Marine Parks, Department of Fisheries Sabah who have the difficult job of maintaining healthy fish and shark populations while also balancing the needs of the fishing community and our people, many of whom are reliant on our reefs for sustenance, and last but not least, our Maritime Security Agencies who work diligently to prevent illegal fishing vessels from entering our waters and to reduce the practice of destructive fishing methods in Sabah.”
He was also delighted to see local community groups such as Green Semporna stepping forward to engage school children and community members on these issues adding that local youths will be the State’s environmental stewards of the future.