REPORT OF A WORKSHOP ON THE FISHERY AND
MANAGEMENT OF SHORT MACKEREL
( RASTRELLIGER SPP .) ON THE WEST COAST OF
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Penang, Malaysia, 4-6 May 1999


REPORT OF A WORKSHOP ON THE FISHERY AND
MANAGEMENT OF SHORT MACKEREL
( RASTRELLIGER SPP .) ON THE WEST COAST OF
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Penang, Malaysia, 4-6 May 1999

Field Report F–4-Suppl.

FISHCODE/MANAGEMENT - GCP/INT/648/NOR

FAO/NORWAY GOVERNMENT
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, October 2000

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ABSTRACT

The Workshop on the Fishery and Management of Short mackerel (Rastrelliger spp.) on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia held in Penang (Malaysia), 4-6 May 1999, had a produced a Workshop Report of the FISHCODE Project (GCP/INT/648/NOR) as Field Report F-4. The present report is a supplement to this report and it contains a compilation of papers presented during the Workshop. The papers include the Status of the Kembong Fishery by Chee Phaik-Ean, Management of the Kembong Fishery by Raja M. Noordin Raja Omar, Socio-economic Aspects of the Kembong Fishery by Kamaruzaman and Lim Chai-Fong and four papers presented by fishermen representatives and fishing boat associations from various states in the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A paper on the Process of Developing Fishery Management Plan presented by B. Pollock is also included, although the same paper had already been incorporated in the Workshop Report.

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GCP/INT/648/NOR Field Report F–4-Suppl.(En)pdf

STATUS OF THE KEMBONG FISHERY ON THE WEST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
by Ms. Chee Phaik-Ean

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RASTRELLIGER (KEMBUNG) FISHERY ON THE WEST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
by Raja Mohammad Noordin Raja Omar

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE SMALL-PELAGIC FISHERY IN THE WEST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
by Dr. Kamarulzaman Hj. Salim and Ms. Lim Chai Fong

KEMBONG/TEMENONG FISHING INDUSTRY IN KEDAH
by Mr. Mohd. Yusof Ahmad

KEMBONG FISHERY IN MANJUNG DISTRICT, PERAK
by Mr. Beh Wong-King

KEMBONG/TEMENONG FISHING INDUSTRY IN PERLIS
by Mr. Lee Yen-Leong

ISSUES PERTAINING TO KEMBUNG FISHERY IN PENANG WATERS
by Mr. Hj. Saidin b. Hussain

DEVELOPING A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY OFF THE WEST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
by Dr. B. Pollock

GCP/INT/648/NOR Field Report F–4(En)