RED TIDE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON
7 JANUARY 2005
PRESS
RELEASE
COMMUNICATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND PRIMARY RESOURCES
OCCURRENCE
OF RED TIDE IN WATERS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
COMMUNICATION
BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND PRIMARY RESOURCES
STATES THAT :
DEPARTMENT
OF FISHERIES, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT SOME AREAS OF SABAH’S WATERS ARE
BEING AFFECTED BY THE RED TIDE PHENOMENA.
WITH
THIS RECENT OUTBREAK IN THE STATE OF SABAH, DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES IS
TEMPORARILY BANNING THE IMPORTATION OF SMALL AND PLANKTIVOROUS FISH SUCH
AS SARDINES, MACKERELS, SHADS, ANCHOVIES, TREVALLIES, SCADS, KIRANG-KIRANG,
DAYANG-DAYANG, PARANGIYANG, MINYAK-MINYAK AND MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH FROM
SABAH AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS INCLUDING WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN LABUAN, SUNDAR,
LAWAS, AWAT-AWAT DAN LIMBANG UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
MEANWHILE,
CURRENT MONITORING IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM HAS INDICATED THAT THE RED TIDE
PHENOMENON IS DECREASING
BELOW CRITICAL LEVEL. HOWEVER THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE LEVEL
INCREASING.
THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES REITERATE THAT IT IS SAFE TO CONSUME LARGE AND
ALSO
SMALL SIZED FISH PROVIDED THE GILLS, GUTS AND OTHER INTERNAL ORGANS
ARE COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED BEFORE COOKING.
HOWEVER,
THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO ABSTAIN FROM EATING SMALL FISHES OF WHICH THEIR
GILLS, STOMACH AND INTERNAL ORGANS CANNOT BE REMOVED, AND ALSO MOLLUSCAN
SHELLFISH FROM THE AFFECTED AREAS OR OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.
THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES WILL KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THE CURRENT
SITUATION FROM TIME TO TIME. THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE FISHERMEN, CAN
ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT IN REPORTING ANY WATER DISCOLOURATION AND TO REPORT
ANY MASS FISH MORTALITIES IN OUR WATERS OR BEACHES AT THE FOLLOWING
TELEPHONE NUMBERS 8819218, 8769730, 8786399
AND 8887480.
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ZULKAEDAH 1425
07
JANUARY 2005
