RM10,000 for each Arapaima gigas

Too late. Whatever you do, Arapaima gigas will be here to stay. Hope a lesson learned.

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July 3, 2009
Terengganu lifts fishing ban in bid to rid Lake Kenyir of imported giant fish
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SETIU: Wanted! – Kenyir Monsters. And the bounty is RM10,000 for each Arapaima gigas anglers catch.

Announcing the angler’s dream offer, Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said Terengganu has lifted the fishing ban in Lake Kenyir from yesterday until Aug 15, except in areas gazetted as kelah sanctuaries and waters bordering the National Park.

“We want to see the Arapaima gigas caught alive and we will reward the angler with RM10,000,” he said after visiting Nadziyah Mohd Ladar, 39, widow of State Fire and Rescue Department diver Aladi Hasan at Kampung Buloh here yesterday.

Aladi drowned while on a rescue mission at Lake Kenyir on June 17.

Ahmad said the Kenyir Development Authority would issue permits to anglers but on condition that they release other species of fishes caught.

He said anglers were only allowed to use fishing rods and approved fishing gadgets to catch the fish while anglers would have to shoulder the cost of boat rentals.

He said the state was concerned that the giant fish, a freshwater species commonly found in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of South America, could affect the population of other fish species in Kenyir.

Ahmad said the state planned to relocate the captured Arapaima gigas to Kemaman Zoo.

Recently, State Fisheries Department director Munir Mohd Nawi said a team of biologists would conduct research on the giant fish.

Reports on the so-called “Kenyir Monster” surfaced after the deaths of two men on June 17.

Kenyir bird park supervisor Helmi Sukhri Hisham, 28, drowned after falling from his boat into the lake. Aladi who dove into the lake to search for Helmi Sukhri also drowned.

More Wildlife Parks....destinated for doom!

In Bolehland, wildlife parks rarely last. Some examples include Pulau Singa sanctuary (Langkawi), Johore Safari, Rhinoceros Sanctuary, and the many failed small mini zoos scattered over Bolehland. When politicians and business men take wildlife as commodities - the result - more dead!

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New attractions at Tasik Kenyir soon
NST Online

2008/05/29
By : Rosli Zakaria

KUALA TERENGGANU: After nearly 30 years of uncertainty, Tasik Kenyir is set for comprehensive development.

Ten islands will be transformed into dedicated parks for exotic birds, snakes, deers and wild orchids as well as for interactive games and recreational areas.

Handicraft shops will also be set up at certain points on the new Tasik Kenyir-Aring-Gua Musang road.

The ambitious project is aimed at providing diversity to Tasik Kenyir's attractions. Currently, the area is known mostly as an angler's paradise.

"Tasik Kenyir is an asset but its potential has not been fully exploited for the tourism industry.

"It is only known as an angler's paradise and there is little else for others to see," said Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said.

The new attractions would be welcomed by the few boat operators for whom business had been on a steady decline since 1999.

Ahmad said the Central Terengganu Development Authority would supervise the new places of interest and a budget was being worked out.

He pointed out that a new attraction had been added to Tasik Kenyir recently - the elephant sanctuary at Sungai Ketiar.

Ahmad said the National Park and Wildlife Department would erect an electric fence around an area measuring 15,000ha.

The area will be divided into three compartments of 5,000ha each.

"We will have 150 elephants at the sanctuary. The area will become an observation and training centre for wild elephants. Once trained, the elephants can become yet another source of attraction for visitors," he said.