About SFB Malaysia

Stop Fish Bombing Malaysia is the operational partner with SFB USA in addressing the need in protecting the well-being of our planet, and specifically the stopping of Fish bombing as an Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) destructive form of fishing.

SFB USA and SFB Malaysia were originally affiliates of the international organization Stop Fish Bombing! (SFB International), which was under fiscal sponsorship of the Hong Kong-based NGO Teng Hoi (Listen to the Sea) until December of 2020. A special meeting of the SFB Board was called in December to consider the proposal by Dr. George Woodman to disestablish Stop Fish Bombing International, to dissolve the Board of Directors and shift SFB responsibilities to Executive Director Terence Lim, SFB Malaysia. The members of the Board agreed with this proposal. Terence continues his operational duties working directly with SFB USA to Stop Fish Bombing worldwide. Click here for full minutes of the board meeting.

SFB Malaysia Executive Director: Terence Lim

As the Executive Director, Terence was responsible for establishing SFB Malaysia Sdn Bhd in July 2019 to stop fish bombing in collaboration with SFB USA, Sabah Parks and other partners. Fish bombing is controlled through deployment of acoustic arrays that provide rapid law enforcement notification with precise blast location information. Terence has been a member of the Stop Fish Bombing International Board of Directors since its inception in 2015.

As one of Scubazoo’s (SZ) Operations Directors, Terence has managed multiple TV shoots including UK’s Survivor series in Pulau Tiga, US’ Survivor series in Thailand and Conquest of the Skies, 3D with Sir David Attenborough since its inception in 1997.

All his working life Terence has been heavily involved with Sabah’s marine tourism industry. Having been Deputy GM of SDC Lodges, Sipadan Dive Centre S/B, Bukit Melapi Proboscis Lodge and Pulau Tiga Resort, Operations Manager at Gayana Eco Resort and Bunga Raya and Spa Resort, Operations Officer on Sipadan Princess luxury yacht. Also a Level 3 Scuba Instructor with the National Dive League + he has been scuba diving around Sabah’s incredible coral reefs for more than 30 years. Terence is acutely aware of the prevalence of fish bombing in Sabah waters.

As Chairperson for the Semporna Resort Operator Association and a committee member for the Kinabatangan Tourist Association together with his unique experience Terence is perfectly placed to advise and co-ordinate the overall implementation of SFB in Sabah’s waters closely with the Government and all other key parties.

With the success of the deployment of the fish bomb detection sensor, he is now engaging more with the island and coastal communities to educate them on the impact of fish bombing, not only on the damage to the coral reefs and the marine ecosystem but more focus on the depleting source of marine protein and the impact of the destructive fish bombing toward the food security of the coastal and island communities.

The Stop Fish Bombing USA mission is to achieve a positive impact on tropical coastal and marine natural resources, the ecosystems they provide and the welfare of coastal communities.

SFB USA is a project under the fiscal sponsorship of Earth Island Institute in Berkeley, California that provides 501(c)(3). Not For Profit status Tax ID: 94-2889684.

Earth Island Institute’s mission consists of supporting groundbreaking activist projects, mentoring a new generation of environmental leaders, and engaging the public and private sectors with innovative ways of protecting the well-being of our planet. In line with its mission, Earth Island serves as an incubator for environmental initiatives and provides long-term support for established projects through its fiscal sponsorship program.

SoundThinking™ is a technology company based in Silicon Valley, California. SoundThinking™ developed the award winning SoundThinking™ system that is now at the forefront of law enforcement for gun crime in the USA. SoundThinking’s systems can be adapted for the detection of underwater explosions from fish bombs using a network of hydrophones to replace microphones.

Semporna Islands Project (SIP), a Sabah based NGO established in 1984 with a mission to protect the outstanding marine biodiversity in the Semporna area and ensuring a better future for the islands and reefs and the people who depend on them. The project director of SIP is Dr. Elizabeth Grimwade.

Scubazoo (SZ) is a Malaysian registered and FINAS-licensed company incorporated in 1997. Based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, SZ is both production company and turnkey filming services provider for broadcast programming, specializing in marine and jungle locations in South East Asia.

Over the past 18 years, SZ has managed locations for more than 145 hours of program production in South East Asia for international broadcast and its cameramen have filmed for more than 150 programs from Natural History blockbusters such as BBC’s celebrated Life Story & Human Planet – Oceans, to hit reality shows like Survivor, The Amazing Race and Man vs Wild. Recognized by production companies around the world as the go-to provider of first class underwater filming services in South East Asia, SZ has also published several high quality coffee table books; selling over 500,000 copies internationally.

DHI Water and Environment (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Company No. 535484-V) is a Malaysian incorporated company formed in 2001, with the share capital held by DHI’s head office in Denmark. DHI Malaysia is based in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, following on from DHI’s branch office established after the completion of the West Coast of Sabah Shoreline Management Plan study executed for the Sabah State Government over the period 1997 to 1998.

The field components of this our initial project are in the Malaysian State of Sabah in Northern Borneo, and will require the support of the Governments of Malaysia and Sabah as represented by Sabah Parks Board of Trusties in the first instance. SFB Malaysia and SIP will coordinate appropriate government cooperation, to include interdiction of bombers by responding to our underwater BlastSpotter alerts.