All clean in sweep on fishy operations
By Azlan Othman
 

Enforcement officers carrying out spot checks on one of the boats.

An operation to nab fishermen without proper fishing licences was carried out yesterday at the Pengkalan-Sibabau fish-landing site.

In the two-hour operation, boats used by ten fishermen were thoroughly searched to ensure that no prohibited substances such as explosives were being used to catch the fishes. However, no violations were being detected.

The operation was carried out jointly by 10 personnel from the Fisheries Department, Royal Brunei Police Marine, Immigration and the Internal Security Department.

The operation codenamed 'Kembura 11/04', also targeted foreign nationals who violated the immigration rule and quota by engaging in jobs other than stated in their travel document.

The enforcement officers were stationed at the vicinity as early as 6 am when most fishermen were about to go to sea. Similar operations were also carried out at other places such as at the boat wharf of the World Wide Club in Jln Muara, Jerudong beach and in Kuala Tutong.

Fisheries Department with the help of other government agencies also conducted spot checks at sea to nab errant fishermen who conduct fishing activities close to the offshore oil rigs like Champion 7 and Maharaja Lela.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin