The “Penang South Islands” reclamation project recently received environmental impact assessment approval from the Department of Environment, to the dismay of fishing community associations and environmental activists who have long protested the mega-development.
BFM speaks to Mageswari Sangaralingam of Sahabat Alam Malaysia about the implications of the project for marine biodiversity.
Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar and Wong Shou Ning
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Khoo Soo Hay
30 Apr 2023 6.37am
As to the possible cause of driving the fish away for fishermen, the latter can go further out to sea to catch the fish. The latter is not going to die without that part of the sea occupied by the three proposed islands. Look positive and to the future of Penang!
As to the possible cause of driving the fish away for fishermen, the latter can go further out to sea to catch the fish. The latter is not going to die without that part of the sea occupied by the three proposed islands. Look positive and to the future of Penang!