Fisheries Industry Development

The Fisheries Industry Development Division (PIP) strives to establish fisheries business ventures independently, or through joint ventures with other public authorities, public and private companies, or fishermen

Taman Mini Akuakultur Ko-Nelayan

Mini Aquaculture Park (TMA)

Eco-tourism centre

Cage Fish Farming Project

Better known as Trayong Eco Fishing Point

Marine Fish Fry Nursery Project

Sabah Efficient Nursery Tank System (SENTS)

Balat Hub Eco-Tourism Station

Bersama Peserta

Mini Aquaculture Park (TMA)

Among the objectives of the Mini Aquaculture Park (TMA) is to develop tourism infrastructure centred on educational recreation within the aquaculture fisheries sector, to establish an eco-tourism centre that provides education on environmental sustainability, and to give exposure to aquaculture operators, visitors, and tourists.

Fishing Activities

Entrepreneur Product Hub

Tourism Activities (Batik Canting)

Accommodation (Villa Lotud) & (Villa Sama)

Cage Fish Farming Project

Produced 62 metric tonnes of hybrid grouper from 2021 to 2025, valued at approximately RM1.9 million, and serves as a local information centre for marine cage fish farming.

Floating fish cages at Trayong Eco Fishing Point
Jetty and covered pavilion at Trayong Eco Fishing Point, with the Sabah flag flying
Workers harvesting fish from floating cages at Trayong Eco Fishing Point
Rows of floating fish cages at Trayong Eco Fishing Point

Marine Fish Fry Nursery Project (SENTS)

A project that nurtures hybrid grouper fry up to a size of 4 inches using the first system of its kind in Sabah, the Sabah Efficient Nursery Tank System (SENTS). Activities under this project include the following:-

Fish Fry Reception
Grading and Treatment
Health Inspection
Fish Fry Harvesting

Balat Hub Eco-Tourism Station, Kerakit Banggi

Boat services are provided from the jetty to the balat hub (round trip).

Signboard for Hub Balat Eco Tourism Ko-Nelayan, Karakit, Banggi
Trilingual visitor rules board for Hab Balat Ko-Nelayan, Pulau Banggi, Kudat
View of the Hub Balat Eco Tourism Ko-Nelayan station in the clear waters of Karakit, Banggi
Wooden jetty leading to the Hub Balat Eco Tourism Ko-Nelayan station in Karakit, Banggi