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SHAH ALAM: Jabatan Peri- 
kanan Selangor (JPS) menge- 
sahkan kejadian melepaskan 
ribuan anak ikan keli asing 
berlaku di negeri itu iaitu di 
Sungai Hulu Bernam, bukan- 
nya di Perak.
Pengarahnya, Noraisyah 
Abu Bakar berkata, beriku- 
tan itu, sepasukan pegawai 
dan kakitangan termasuk dari 
Pejabat Perikanan Daerah 
Hulu Selangor diarah men- 
jalankan siasatan dan meman- 
tau lokasi terbabit.
“Maklumat awal melapor- 
kan kejadian berlaku di Perak
tetapi kami kemudian men- 
dapati pelepasan ikan keli itu 
melibatkan Sungai Hulu Ber- 
nam di negeri ini,” katanya ke- 
tika dihubungi, semalam.
Sebelum ini, tular video 
memaparkan tindakan be- 
berapa individu didakwa me- 
lepaskan ribuan anak ikan di 
Sungai Hulu Bernam, Tanjung 
Malim.
Jelas Noraisyah, beberapa 
sungai di negeri ini dikenal 
pasti menjadi habitat spesies 
ikan asing termasuk Sungai 
Klang, Sungai Langat, Sungai 
Selangor dan Sungai Bernam.
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Kes lepas anak keli asing di Selangor, bukan Perak

Page 10Mahkamah Sesyen di sini menolak tuntutan saman seorang pengusaha perniagaan ternakan ikan sungai di Perak terhadap ikan sungai di Perak terhadap Media Mulia Sdn Bhd berhubung artikel yang didakwa berunsur fitnahm dua tahun lalu

Norlizah Abas

Saman Pengusaha Ternakan Ikan Sungai Terhadap Media Mulia Ditolak

eDNA is an invaluable tool in efforts to preserve Malaysia’s endangered species 
and conserve its licit biodiversity, bernamapic
HELPING PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION
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BIODIVERSITY monitoring in Malaysia 
is largely conducted by searching for 
the species of animals or plants at a 
certain location using physical iden­
tification techniques such as direct 
observation, camera trapping, capture 
and release and observing signs of the 
animal such as footprints and faeces.
Identification can be difficult 
using these methods and require lots 
of taxonomic expertise for different 
groups of species. Some monitoring 
techniques may also be invasive to 
the environment, such as marine 
surveys that rely on highly destruc­
tive methods.
Monitoring wildlife using these 
techniques is often time-consuming 
when observing a large scale of diverse 
wildlife. Thus, alternative methods 
are urgently needed.
Imagine the possibility of iden­
tifying the animals present in any 
environment where we can detect the 
presence of wildlife without even hav­
ing to see them by using DNA found 
in organic matter known as eDNA — 
environmental DNA.
The implementation of eDNA 
expands our ability to not only under­
stand individual species but entire 
ecosystems and coupled with Next- 
Generation Sequencing (NGS), it is 
possible to detect thousands of species 
simultaneously from a single sample.
Through simple analysis, we are 
able to study the ecosystem that exists 
at that particular location, from the 
large visible animals like elephants
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to even microscopic creatures such 
as phytoplankton.
Based on the Sixth National Report 
of Convention on Biological Diversity 
in 2019, Malaysia has an estimated 
306 species of mammals, 567 species 
of reptiles, 742 species of birds, 242 
species of amphibians, and more than 
449 species of freshwater fish.
Critically endangered species, such 
as the Malayan Tiger, Malayan Water 
Shrews, BlackShrew, Malayan Round- 
Leaf Bat, Convex Horseshoe Bat, and 
Sunda Pangolin populations can be 
assessed in their habitats, providing 
crucial data for the protection and 
restoration of their habitats.
Through its capacity to identify 
the genetic traces of elusive creatures, 
eDNA emerges as an invaluable tool in 
the ongoing efforts to preserve Malay­
sia’s endangered species and conserve 
its rich biodiversity.
This is all possible by analyzi ng the 
unique sequence of DNA found in an 
environmental sample, then match­
ing it to a species having the same 
sequence of DNA found in a database 
or DNA libraries.
After that, we can pinpoint where 
the animals are found and predict 
their status and population distribu­
tion based on where we collected the 
environmental sample.
MEGAT DANIEL IZMEER M. AL-IMRAN 
DR HASMAHZAITI OMAR
Institute of Biological Sciences 
Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya


Better wildlife monitoring with eDNA

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terdampar di pantai 
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pung Tanjung Batu, di sini, 6.30 petang Isnin lalu. ikan paus terbabit dilihat
gempar dengan penemuan Ketika itu, katanya, be- sudah mulai membengkak 
bangkai seekor ikan paus liau bersama anak sedang berikutan lama terdampar 
seberat lebih 80 kilogram bersiar di tepi pantai sebe- di tepi pantai, manakala 
(kg) yang terdampar di pan- lum terlihat bangkai paus penduduk kampung tidak 
tai kampung itu, kelmarin. berkenaan yang dipercayai melepaskan peluang datang 
Ikan paus sepanjang ki- masih baharu dengan fizi- melihat lebih dekat. 
ra-kira tiga meter itu diper- kalsempurna. Sementara itu Penga-
cayai jenis Odontocete atau “Bangkai itu kemudian rah Jabatan Perikanan 
ikan paus bergigi, berdasar- dipercayai hanyut dibawa Pahang, Abdullah Jaafar, 
kan flzikal giginya hanya arus air laut selepas air pa- berkata pegawainya sudah 
ada pada rahang bawah dan sang besar yang bermula meninjau tempat kejadian 
badan yang panjang. kira-kma jam 10 malam kel- berkenaan, semalam, bagi
la dipercayai tersesat se- marin (Isnin lalu). menyiasat penemuan ma-
belum memasuki perairan “Petang semalam (kel- malia terbabit yang jarang 
Pekan dan terdampar. di marin), saya sekali lagi ke berlaku di negeri ini. 
pantai Tanjung Batu yang kawasan pantai Tanjung Beliau berkata, kali te- 
terletak berhampiran pro- Batu dan menemukan se- rakhir paus ditemukan di 
jek pendalaman muara Sun- mula bangkai mamalia itu negeri ini ialah pada 2008 
gai Tering. dalam jarak beberapa me- membabitkan seekor anak
Penduduk, Mohd Iqbal ter dari lokasi ia ditemui paus betina spesies Bryde’s 
Zahir Mohd Khamsani, 36, kelmarin (Isnin lalu),” ka- Whale yang terdampar di 
berkata terdahulu dia me- tanya, di sini, semalam. beting pasir Kuala Nenasi, 
nemukan bangkai paus itu Namun kali ini, Mohd. dekatsini.


Bangkai paus terdampar di pantai Tanjung Batu

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Thailand releases turtles with trackers

Page 29Pasukan penyelam Amerika Syarikat (AS) menemukan bangkai kapal wap Perancis, Le Lyonnais, yang karam di Lautan Atlantik pada 1856, selepas kejadian 'langgar lari' dengan kapal layar AS, yang mengorbankan 114 nyawa

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Bangkai kapa! wap
Le Lyonnais karam 
168 tahun ditemui
• Pasukan pe- daripada besi, mempunyai 
nyelam Amerika Syarikat layar dan enjin wap, di- 
(AS) menemukan bangkai bina pembuat kapal a 
kapal wap Perancis, Le British, Laird & Sons, 
Lyonnais, yang karam di untuk Compagnie 
Lautan Atlanlik pada 1856, Franco-Americaine 
selepas kejadian Manggar bagi menyediakan \$£a 
lari' dcngan kapal layar AS, perkhidmatan pe- WM 
yang mengorbankan 114 numpang dan mel Esf$ 
nyawa.
Le Lyonnais, yang dibina Atlantik. 
pada 1855 dan dianggap ter- 
canggih pada waktu itu, da- November 1856, Le 
lam perjalanan pulang ke Lyonnais,
Perancis selepas menamat- membawa 
kan pelayaran sulung dari penumpang dan 
Le Havre ke New York, apa- anak kapal ber- 
bila bencana itu berlaku.
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Pada malam
yang
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tembung Adria- 
Jenniter Sellitti dari At- tic, sebuah kapal la- 
lantic Wreck Salvage, se- yar AS yang belayar da- 
buah syarikat berpangka- ri Maine ke Georgia. 
lan di New Jersey berkata, Kapten Adriatic, Jona- 
sebuah pasukan bersama than Durham menerusi 
bot penyelam D/V Tena- kenyataan diterbitkan da- 
cious menemukan serpi- lam akhbar The New York 
han Le Lyonnais, bulan lalu, Times edisi 19 November 
selepas pencarian selama 1856 berkata, Adriatic me- 
dua dekad. ngalami kerosakan ketara,
Sellitti berkata, penye- namun berjaya sampai ke 
lam secara positif menge- Gloucester, 
nal pasti kapal itu di ka
Massachu- 
setts, dua hari kemudian, 
wasan perairan, 320 kilo- manakala Le Lyonnais 
meter dari New Bedford, meneruskan perjalanan- 
Massachusetts. Mereka ba- 
gaimanapun tidak mende- 
dahkan lokasi sebenar buat benarnya 
masa ini. rosakan yang
Menurutnya, ukuran si- tenggelam beberapa hari 
linder enjin adalah kunci kemudian, dengan hanya 
mengenal pasti kapal ber- sebilangan kecil penum- 
kenaan. pang yang terselamat. -
Le Lyonnais diperbuat AFP
nya.
Kapal Perancis itu se- 
mengalami ke- 
besar dan
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SEBAHAGIAN daripada silinder enjin Le Lyonnais. 
FOTO Atlantic Wreck Salvage//VFP


Bangkai Kapal Wap Le Lyonnais karam 168 Tahun Ditemui

Mohd Hafiz, Abd Mutalib

Sharif bertahan jahit pukat lebih 50 tahun

Mohd Khidir, Zakaria

Terpaksa 'puasa' kupang

Over 100 fishermen 
lodge police reports
KOTA TINGGI: More than 100 fish- Fishermen Welfare Association 
ermen affected by oil slicks off chairman Rosli Mohd Ali, 56, ex- 
Singapore, which drifted into pressed his concern that oil slicks 
state waters in Pengerang, lodged drifting into Pengerang waters 
police reports on Friday.
District police chief Superin- working, 
tendent Hussin Zamora con­
firmed police received a total of grounds has disrupted our liveli- 
101 reports from members of the hoods. For the past seven days, 
Bayu Damai, Pengerang, and we haven’t been able to fish.” 
Sungai Rengit fishermen associ- - He said affected fishermen had 
ations.
The reports, he 
said, were filed 
against the parties 
responsible for the
incident on June 14 have families to 
involving two ves­
sels at Singapore’s 
Pasir Panjang Ter­
minal.
“The reports 
lodged by the fish­
ermen association 
members will be re­
ferred to the Fish­
eries Department for the next 
course of action, likely involving 
compensation or civil claims 
against the shipping company in­
volved,” Hussin said when con­
tacted.
British Marine insures Marine 
Honour, the vessel that leaked 
400 tonnes of low-sulphur ma­
rine fuel after its oil cargo rup­
tured during a collision with the 
Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox 
Maxima.
Meanwhile, Sungai Rengit
had prevented fishermen from
“The pollution in our fishing
filed police reports 
at the Sungai Ren­
git police station in 
the last two days.
They are urging 
the vessel’s insur­
ance companies 
and relevant au­
thorities to take re- 
sponsibility and 
compensate them 
for their lost in­
come, he added.
“No fish means 
no income, and we 
have families to support,” he 
said.
He added that yesterday morn­
ing, two boats tried to go out to 
sea in hopes that the waters were 
clear.
However, they had to turn back 
upon encountering patches of oil 
slick floating around.
"We pray that in the coming 
days, the oil slicks will disperse, 
and we can resume fishing,” said 
Rosli, who has been a fisherman 
for over 30 years.
No fish 
means no6
income, and we
support.
ROSLI MOHD ALI
Sungai Rengit Fishermen 
Welfare Association 
chairman


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Thailand releases turtles with trackers

Bangkai Kapal Wap Le Lyonnais karam 168 Tahun Ditemui

Sharif bertahan jahit pukat lebih 50 tahun

Terpaksa 'puasa' kupang

Over 100 fishermen lodge police reports

Mangrove ecosystems at risk

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