Fisheries management, utilization of fishing ground and marine catches in Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract

In the JIRCAS international research project: Studies on sustainable production systems of aquatic animals in brackish mangrove areas which was started in 2001, the authors in Peninsular Malaysia have been conducting fundamental researches on life cycle, food habit, fishing, etc. of Snappers and Groupers under the Malaysia research theme: Studies on coupling habitat, biology and management of commercially important fish species in mangrove estuaries . Parallel with understanding of the actual conditions of marine capture fisheries and aquaculture of Snappers and Groupers in Malaysia, we also need to know the outline of fishery in Malaysia through analyzing a lot of information pertaining to it. In the present concise report, we show current fisheries management, utilization of fishing ground and long-term trend of total marine catches in Peninsular Malaysia.