KOTA MARUDU: The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, through its biotechnology division, will undertake the breeding of rare native fishes using biotechnology techniques. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said under the initiative, the division would produce fingerlings to restock rivers especially with high-value fish that have good market potential, such as pelian in Sabah, empurau in Sarawak and kelah in the peninsula.
The Tagal system is enforced under the Native Customary Law of Sabah and the Freshwater and Aquaculture Fisheries Enactment 2003. "The system is a good strategy for conservation and to ensure sustainability of declining and depleting river resources," Dr Ongkili said. He was happy to note that the system had been proven successful not only in Kota Marudu but also in other districts, and was an effective tool in promoting rural tourism.
Kota Marudu district fisheries officer Masrani Madun said the Tagal in Kampung Pompodon, initiated in 1998, was one of the oldest in the district of 23 villages that practised the system. The system's success was due to the cooperation of villagers and their discipline in adhering to the rules and conditions set. Dr Ongkili also said the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry had recently been instructed by the cabinet to keep an inventory of all Tagal in Sabah and Sarawak and provide a community fund to further promote the system in the two states.
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