Fisheries
Fest Nets Big Crowds
MUARA, 1 September 2006,
Friday - The Fisheries Carnival kicked off yesterday with large crowds
converging on the Fish Landing Complex Serasa, Muara to see and
participate in many activities as well as buy fresh seafood just
unloaded from fishing boats.
The three-day carnival from
September 1 - 3 was officially launched by chief guest, Pehin Dato Seri
Setia Dr. Haji Awang Ahmad, Minister of Industry and Primary Resources.
Director of Fisheries,
Dayang Hajah Hasnah, who's chairperson of the event, said the Fisheries
Carnival is an annual project of the Fisheries Department to assist the
fisheries industry entrepreneurs to boost the sale of their products.
The carnival also promotes fisheries-related activities and helps
develop the fisheries eco-tourism sector.
The carnival has been
organised yearly by the Fisheries Department since 2001 and attracts the
participation of entrepreneurs involved, in the capture industry,
seafood processing, aquaculture and other industries that support the
progress of the fisheries industry.
Dayang Hajah Hasnah said
the carnival also highlighted the investment opportunities in the
fisheries industry to potential investors.
She hoped that visitors to
the carnival will take the opportunity to gain extra knowledge of the
opportunities available in the fisheries industry.
She noted that in 2005, the
value of the fisheries industries from the three sectors - capture
industry, aquaculture and seafood processing – with the total of $96.87
million.
She said the Fisheries
Department is in the process of developing the fisheries eco-tourism
sector to upgrade the value of the industry.
Some 51 companies involved
in the capture industry, aquaculture and seafood processing are taking
part in the carnival. Other participants are from the government and
private sector agencies that are showcasing the latest technology in the
capture industry, aquaculture and seafood processing and related
industries.
- Courtesy of
Borneo Bulletin -
