Invasive fish hunter Mohd Nasaruddin Mohd Nasir, 44, throws his net from the banks of the Langat River in Bangi, some 25km (16 miles) south of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, in March 2025 ...

"If we don't act now, it would be worse." More than 1,000 'fish hunters' fight back against invaders wreaking havoc on local ...

“Some invasive fish enter our waters unintentionally, such as through ship hulls, or escape from aquaculture enclosures,” he explained. SFM is among the clubs in Malaysia that are active in ...

He said Malaysia is home to more than 449 native ... aquatic biodiversity," he told reporters after officiating the Invasive Fish Species Awareness programme and the "Moh! Tangkap Baung Ekor ...

Once brought in for commercial or hobbyist reasons, invasive fish are not only threatening to edge native species out of the food chain in Malaysia and elsewhere, but they also spread diseases and ...

He said Malaysia is home to more than 449 native freshwater fish species, including the kelah, temoleh, sebarau and river catfish, which are ecologically and economically important. “However, invasive ...