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Pacific island nations have detained several Chinese and Indonesian fishing vessels in an enforcement operation across 28 million square kilometres of ocean, intensifying efforts to combat illegal fishing that threatens lucrative tuna stocks.
Joint enforcement operations in Penang waters have resulted in the arrest of three individuals and the confiscation of fishing equipment and a vessel totalling RM75,360, signalling intensified regulatory oversight.
Bangladesh forest authorities have dismantled three illegal shrimp processing camps in the Sundarbans, discovering equipment for poison-based drying methods. The operation has sparked wider concerns about contamination and consumer safety in the region.