WWF Mai Po

Yesterday, AFCD staff and WWF Mai Po staff carried out a fishnet removal operation on the Inner Deep Bay mudflats. One hundred metres of net was removed in the morning and a further 600 metres removed between 18:00 - 21:00. The operation followed a tip off from a local birdwatcher in the floating hides concerning the illegal nets.

AFCD informed WWF that operations would be "stepped up" in the coming months which, from previous experience, are the peak illegal activities periods.

Please note that when illegal cross boundary fishermen from Shenzhen are seen on mudflat, the public should report directly to the Police (call 999 and report "illegal border crossers").

WWF Mai Po Office