Munich Personal RePEc Archive  Potential fishery industry
activities and financial aspects of east Malaysian marine
fisheries    Download (207Kb) | Preview   The South China Sea
separates East Malaysia from Peninsular Malaysia that is
consisted of two big states; Sarawak and Sabah. The marine
resources of peninsular Malaysia have been adequately explored
in last few decades whereas East Malaysian marine fisheries
resources are still potential to be explored. The fisheries
sector of Malaysia plays an important role by generating income
and employment with foreign exchange. The contribution of marine
captured fisheries was up to 89.8% of the total fish production
with a value of RM3.81 billion in 1998 (Annual Fisheries
Statistics, 1998). The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Malaysia
in the South China Sea is approximately 198,173 km2 (Earth
trend, 2004). Mainly the bulk of the unexploited resources come
from offshore demersal fish, small pelagic fish, coastal tuna
and oceanic tuna. Trash and low value fishes ar