Malaysia covers a total area of 329,847 km² consisting of two geographical regions, namely: West Malaysia (also known as Peninsular Malaysia) and East Malaysia. The country’s total coastline length is 9,323 km and total area of the exclusive economic zone is 198,173 km2. The fisheries sector is vital to the …
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Fisheries Country Profile: Malaysia (2018)
by Mr. Ahmad Faizal Bin Mohamed Omar 2017 Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) Member for Malaysia INTRODUCTION Malaysia covers a total area of 329,847 km² with a population of 31.6 million people in 2016. The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea, the Peninsular Malaysia …
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