Decades-old issue of fish bombing could become a thing of the past, as enforcement efforts transition towards full digitalisation and the use of marine forensic techniques for more efficient detection and prevention.

Sabah will consider reviving a special committee that looks into curbing fish-bombing, which continues to be a challenge for state authorities.

Four men were jailed a year each for having bombed fish.

Five fishermen were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for fish bombing near Pulau Mengalum on Wednesday.

Marine police arrested nine Filipinos for suspected fish-bombing in the waters off the western coast of Pulau Manukan.

At the recent WWF-Malaysia 50th Anniversary Conservation Conference at the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Stop Fish Bombing Malaysia's executive director gave a talk on fish bombing in Malaysia and SFB's solutions for the problem.

The Sabah government has pledged to undertake several management plans on environmental preservation and conservation as well as green sustainability.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized an abandoned sampan with seven fish bombs in Sabah's northern waters near Pulau Banggi off Kudat.

The installation of four fish bomb detectors in Kota Kinabalu waters, including the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, is seen as a right step towards keeping an eye on fish bombing activities in the area.

The state government is looking beyond tightened enforcement to solve the rampant fish bombing activities in Sabah, says Datuk Junz Wong.