It is believed there are hundreds of fishing vessels illegally entering Malaysian waters from Tok Bali in Kelantan to Desaru in Johor.

The image of the dragnet is derived from ancient fishing practices in which a weighted net is used to trawl the bottom of a river or a pond, catching fish and anything else in the water.

MUAR: Sungai Balang’s fishermen want the Government to issue them dragnet vessel fishing licences after 30 years of complaining against the encroachment of other dragnet vessels in their area ...