Sabah Fishermen’s Association, Sandakan zone chief Shaiful Bahari Muin said the assistance and other incentives given by the government were to augment the fishermen’s unsteady income.
“At the same time, the fishermen are also instrumental in meeting the food resources demand here,” he told Bernama Wednesday.
Last October, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced while presenting the Budget 2015 that the living allowance for Zone A fishermen would be increased to RM300 from RM200, while that for Zone B and C fishermen, to RM200.
— BERNAMA