25-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Malaysia lost RM824 million worth of fish to foreign intruders between 2020 and 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded losses amounting to RM823.88 million due to encroachments by foreign fishing vessels on the country's waters up to last year.
Fisheries Department (DoF) director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said a total of 515 intrusion cases involving foreign fishermen were recorded between 2020 and 2024.
He said the figure was based on data from DoF, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the marine police (PPM), adding that all three institutions would be working together to resolve the problem.
"DoF will continue to strengthen its collaboration with MMEA and PPM by conducting maritime enforcement operations, including through inter-agency initiatives such as Ops Naga, Ops Gelora, Patkor Optima and Mardof," he said today.
He added that the department was also committed to cooperate with international instruments in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
"This includes actively enhancing regional cooperation through platforms such as the Asean Network for Combating IUU Fishing (AN-IUU) and the Regional Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing (RPOA-IUU)," he added.
