ALOR GAJAH, Jan 12 — The country’s capture fisheries sub-sector recorded a total production of 1.42 million metric tonnes, valued at RM12.8 billion, last year, said Fisheries...
A man buys fish at the Chow Kit wet market in Kuala Lumpur October 12, 2023. — Picture by Firdaus Latifas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeALOR GAJAH, Jan 12 — The country’s capture fisheries sub-sector recorded a total production of 1.42 million metric tonnes, valued at RM12.8 billion, last year, said Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain.
“The major contributor was Zone A, which yielded 484,220 metric tonnes, followed by Zone C with 430,260 metric tonnes and Zone B with 318,080 metric tonnes,” he said. Adnan further explained that the department aims to increase the country’s fisheries sector production to 1.5 million metric tonnes next year, despite the limited fisheries resources.
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