TAMBUNAN, Aug. 26 -- The Tambunan District Fisheries Office has attributed the mass death of pelian fish in Sungai Tagal at Kg Nuntunan and surrounding villages to prolonged hot weather that caused shallow water levels and deteriorated water quality.

This was revealed in a report by the Fish Health Management Unit of the Sabah Fisheries Biosecurity Division and confirmed by the Assistant Director of the Sabah Fisheries Biosecurity Division at the Likas Fisheries Complex.

The first report was received on Aug 8 following similar incidents at Sungai Tagal Kg Rantai earlier this month.

Both rivers are interconnected, with water flowing from Kg Rantai directly into Sungai Nuntunan.

Fish deaths have been detected across multiple villages in...