IPOH, Nov. 25 -- Perak has removed 9.4 tonnes of foreign fishes that have invaded several critical waterways this year that have put local species at risk.

The state Fisheries Department has conducted three "Alien Fish Hunting Programme" so far, Rural Development, Plantation, Agriculture and Food Industry Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Zolkafly Harun told the Legislative Assembly here this morning.

He said the programme specifically targeted invasive species such as suckerfish, red-tail catfish and the Chao Phraya catfish that threaten the ecosystem and local fish populations.

"So far in 2025 alone, we have successfully collected a combined 9.4 tonnes of alien fish through coordinated operations across critical locations which includes ...