Year | Quantity (t) | Annual Growth Rate (percent) | Wholesale Value (M.$) | Retail Value (M.$) |
A. PENINSULAR MALAYSIA | ||||
1961 | 150 650 | - | N.A.1 | 133 868 862 |
1962 | 170 207 | +12.98 | N.A. | 154 348 608 |
1963 | 183 636 | +7.90 | N.A. | 157 008 760 |
1964 | 192 158 | +4.64 | N.A. | 163 428 172 |
1965 | 198 377 | +3.24 | N.A. | 173 785 211 |
1966 | 236 607 | +19.27 | N.A. | 202 037 623 |
1967 | 301 856 | +27.15 | N.A. | 232 144 400 |
1968 | 339 482 | +12.46 | 171 612 969 | 245 470 882 |
1969 | 297 840 | -12.26 | 163 991 877 | 223 462 414 |
1970 | 294 296 | -1.19 | 170 945 839 | 229 640 600 |
1971 | 317 973 | +9.05 | 182 206 534 | 257 026 034 |
1972 | 306 209 | -3.69 | 298 459 976 | 356 352 535 |
Average annual growth + 7.14 | ||||
B. SARAWAK | ||||
1968 | 13 683 | - | N.A. | N.A. |
1969 | 13 785 | 0.07 | N.A. | N.A. |
1970 | 14 077 | 2.11 | N.A. | N.A. |
1971 | 14 173 | 0.07 | N.A. | N.A. |
1972 | 16 205 | 14.33 | N.A. | N.A. |
Average annual growth 4.46 | ||||
C. SABAH | ||||
1966 | 30 400 | - | 24 300 000 | N.A. |
1967 | 34 900 | 14.80 | 28 000 000 | N.A. |
1968 | 35 900 | 2.86 | 29 000 000 | N.A. |
1969 | 25 200 | 29.81 | 25 180 000 | N.A. |
1970 | 26 600 | 5.55 | 27 720 000 | N.A. |
1971 | 27 300 | 2.63 | 32 030 000 | N.A. |
1972 | 27 700 | 1.46 | 38 770 000 | N.A. |
Average annual growth 0.42 |
Source: Fisheries Division
Year | East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia | West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia | Sarawak | Sabah | Total |
1961 | 27 202* | 25 881 | N.A. | N.A. | - |
1962 | 30 362* | 25 148 | N.A. | N.A. | - |
1963 | 30 759* | 28 690 | N.A. | N.A. | - |
1964 | 30 142* | 31 323 | N.A. | N.A. | - |
1965 | 33 594* | 34 594 | 4 000+ | 6 500+ | 78 688 |
1966 | 30 186* | 32 271 | 4 000+ | 6 500+ | 72 957 |
1967 | 29 516* | 32 637 | 4 000+ | 6 800 | 72 953 |
1968 | 29 520* | 31 981 | 4 035 | 6 450 | 71 986 |
1969 | 23 026 | 46 238 | 4 645# | 6 550 | 80 459 |
1970 | 24 199 | 43 955 | 4 575# | 6 650 | 79 379 |
1971 | 24 564 | 43 397 | 4 347# | 6 650 | 78 958 |
1972 | 25 001 | 44 251 | 5 029# | 6 650+ | 80 931 |
Note: * Including west coast of Johore
# Including part-time fishermen
+ Estimated figures
N.A. = Not Available
Source: Fisheries Division
Year | East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia | West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia | Sarawak | Sabah | ||||||||
Non powered | Outboard | Inboard | Non powered | Outboard | Inboard | Non powered | Outboard | Inboard | Non powered | Outboard | Inboard | |
1961 | 8 070 | 1 625 | 2 201 | 5 223 | 3 216 | 2 623 | N.A.1 | N.A. | N.A. | 5 880 | 1 200 | 152 |
1962 | 7 004 | 1 392 | 2 334 | 5 334 | 2 954 | 3 092 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 3 981 | 1 500 | 482 |
1963 | 6 797 | 1 267 | 2 562 | 5 474 | 2 790 | 3 864 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 2 849 | 1 800 | 586 |
1964 | 6 010 | 1 389 | 2 713 | 4 893 | 2 355 | 4 270 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 1 388 | 2 200 | 700 |
1965 | 6 540 | 1 683 | 2 926 | 4 542 | 2 225 | 5 448 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 440 | 2 000 | 875 |
1966 | 4 565 | 1 518 | 3 576 | 3 806 | 1 719 | 5 722 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 72 | 1 800 | 1 053 |
1967 | 3 889 | 1 244 | 3 985 | 3 315 | 1 643 | 6 160 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 296 | 1 900 | 1 151 |
1968 | 3 380 | 1 139 | 4 234 | 2 913 | 1 392 | 6 395 | 2 330 | 935 | 958 | 771 | 2 100 | 1 218 |
1969 | 3 355 | 1 092 | 4 547 | 2 253 | 1 085 | 6 852 | 1 115 | 1 009 | 894 | 300 | 2 200 | 1 310 |
1970 | 3 247 | 952 | 4 957 | 2 030 | 1 212 | 7 908 | 1 572 | 881 | 1 084 | 300 | 2 320 | 1 400 |
1971 | 3 069 | 984 | 5 471 | 1 752 | 1 052 | 8 813 | 1 346 | 904 | 1 109 | 150 | 2 500 | 1 430 |
1972 | 3 177 | 1 054 | 5 900 | 1 488 | 955 | 9 045 | 1 287 | 877 | 1 343 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
West Coast
Tonnage (Inboard) | |||||||
Year | Less than 15 t | 15–29 t | 30–44 t | 45–59 t | 60 t and over | Unknown | Total |
1961 | 2 730 | 186 | 60 | 11 | - | 8 | 2 995 |
1962 | 3 245 | 190 | 63 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 3 529 |
1963 | 3 992 | 211 | 76 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 4 323 |
1964 | 4 281 | 361 | 114 | 22 | 4 | - | 4 782 |
1965 | 5 286 | 524 | 147 | 45 | 8 | - | 6 010 |
1966 | 5 672 | 524 | 143 | 88 | 6 | - | 6 433 |
1967 | 6 268 | 560 | 145 | 130 | 9 | - | 7 112 |
1968 | 6 443 | 567 | 177 | 169 | 9 | - | 7 365 |
Year | Less than 5 t | 5–14 t | 15–29 t | 30–44 t | 45–59 t | 60 t and over | Unknown | Total |
1969 | 3 206 | 3 484 | 635 | 353 | 176 | 9 | - | 7 863 |
1970 | 3 509 | 3 911 | 811 | 560 | 180 | 7 | - | 8 978 |
1971 | 3 504 | 4 692 | 930 | 593 | 161 | 12 | - | 9 972 |
1972 | 3 576 | 4 717 | 1 100 | 734 | 163 | 9 | - | 10 299 |
Horsepower (Inboard) | |||||||||
Year | Less than 10 hp | 10–19 hp | 20–39 hp | 40–59 hp | 60–79 hp | 80–99 hp | 100 hp and over | Unknown | Total |
1961 | 2 045 | 530 | 215 | 64 | 35 | 34 | 64 | 8 | 2 995 |
1962 | 2 391 | 638 | 282 | 74 | 38 | 30 | 74 | 2 | 3 529 |
1963 | 2 833 | 750 | 361 | 108 | 86 | 65 | 115 | 5 | 4 323 |
1964 | 2 977 | 731 | 402 | 119 | 223 | 130 | 200 | - | 4 782 |
1965 | 3 438 | 945 | 611 | 139 | 390 | 226 | 261 | - | 6 010 |
1966 | 3 632 | 1 033 | 749 | 137 | 362 | 228 | 292 | - | 6 433 |
1967 | 3 960 | 1 102 | 935 | 149 | 367 | 228 | 371 | - | 6 785 |
1968 | 3 963 | 1 137 | 1 069 | 155 | 341 | 217 | 483 | - | 7 365 |
Year | Less than 5 hp | 5–9 hp | 10–19 hp | 20–39 hp | 40–59 hp | 60–79 hp | 80–99 hp | 100 hp and over | Total |
1969 | 964 | 3 004 | 1 181 | 1 283 | 169 | 314 | 232 | 716 | 7 863 |
1970 | 911 | 3 158 | 1 349 | 1 717 | 186 | 343 | 268 | 1 046 | 8 978 |
1971 | 833 | 3 052 | 1 428 | 2 620 | 257 | 353 | 273 | 1 156 | 9 972 |
1972 | 809 | 3 021 | 1 399 | 2 762 | 336 | 310 | 256 | 1 406 | 10 299 |
Source: Fisheries Division
(ii) Vessels by tonnage and horsepower
Peninsular Malaysia 1961–1972
East Coast
Tonnage (Inboard) | |||||||
Year | Less than 15 t | 15–29 t | 30–44 t | 45–59 t | 60 t and over | Unknown | Total |
1961 | 1 783 | 44 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 829 |
1962 | 1 882 | 52 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 939 |
1963 | 2 014 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 103 |
1964 | 2 091 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 201 |
1965 | 2 228 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 364 |
1966 | 2 691 | 150 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 865 |
1967 | 2 856 | 156 | 16 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 033 |
1968 | 3 056 | 183 | 20 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 264 |
Year | Less than 5 t | 5–14 t | 15–29 t | 30–44 t | 45–59 t | 60 t and over | Unknown | Total |
1969 | 1 154 | 2 143 | 205 | 22 | 10 | 2 | - | 3 536 |
1970 | 1 244 | 2 370 | 241 | 24 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 887 |
1971 | 1 292 | 2 623 | 342 | 43 | 9 | 3 | - | 4 312 |
1972 | 1 335 | 2 818 | 400 | 74 | 16 | 3 | - | 4 646 |
Horsepower (Inboard) | |||||||||
Year | Less than 10 hp | 10–19 hp | 20–39 hp | 40–59 hp | 60–79 hp | 80–99 hp | 100 hp and over | Unknown | Total |
1961 | 1 191 | 314 | 238 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 829 |
1962 | 1 288 | 316 | 237 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 939 |
1963 | 1 383 | 370 | 238 | 50 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 103 |
1964 | 1 462 | 373 | 227 | 59 | 55 | 21 | 4 | - | 2 201 |
1965 | 1 528 | 418 | 226 | 68 | 81 | 29 | 14 | - | 2 364 |
1966 | 1 805 | 549 | 281 | 82 | 85 | 36 | 27 | - | 2 865 |
1967 | 1 825 | 655 | 302 | 95 | 98 | 31 | 27 | - | 3 033 |
1968 | 1 888 | 763 | 337 | 103 | 112 | 34 | 27 | - | 3 264 |
Year | Less than 5 hp | 5–9 hp | 10–19 hp | 20–39 hp | 40–59 hp | 60–79 hp | 80–99 hp | 100 hp and over | Total |
1969 | 623 | 1 421 | 823 | 353 | 119 | 120 | 39 | 38 | 3 536 |
1970 | 666 | 1 481 | 972 | 431 | 131 | 122 | 36 | 48 | 3 887 |
1971 | 725 | 1 501 | 1 168 | 501 | 141 | 124 | 49 | 103 | 4 312 |
1972 | 741 | 1 532 | 1 284 | 624 | 152 | 113 | 48 | 152 | 4 646 |
Source: Fisheries Division
Table A-4
Numbers of Fishing Gear Licensed
West Malaysia 1961–1972
Types of Gear | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
East Coast1 | ||||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 550 | 495 | 445 | 315 | 291 | 11 | 417 | 507 | 199 | 179 | 76 | 74 |
Fishing stakes (small) | 339 | 311 | 415 | 294 | 306 | 553 | 3 | - | - | - | 98 | 100 |
Seine nets | 1 083 | 861 | 734 | 686 | 710 | 468 | 469 | 401 | 285 | 261 | 233 | 351 |
Drift/Gillnets | 2 478 | 1 662 | 1 667 | 2 372 | 2 632 | 2 117 | 2 115 | 2 211 | 1 163 | 1 299 | 1 353 | 1 444 |
Liftnets | 414 | 353 | 347 | 250 | 300 | 248 | 259 | 205 | 231 | 207 | 189 | 254 |
Pushnets | 243 | 121 | 282 | 365 | 542 | 151 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Bagnets | 804 | 646 | 587 | 502 | 426 | 484 | 343 | 488 | 293 | 295 | 283 | 265 |
Barrier nets | 180 | 154 | 119 | 84 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 116 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 36 |
Lines | 2 100 | 3 656 | 1 521 | 2 304 | 2 131 | 1 528 | 333 | 318 | 199 | 273 | 245 | 292 |
Traps | 328 | 343 | 289 | 262 | 638 | 324 | 293 | 348 | 386 | 423 | 473 | 527 |
Shellfish | 57 | 87 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | 116 | 6 | 345 | 407 | 501 | 1 153 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | - | - | 398 | - | 64 | 367 | 750 | 892 | 1 127 |
Total | 8 692 | 8 692 | 6 753 | 7 856 | 8 607 | 7 548 | 4 344 | 4 678 | 3 148 | 3 717 | 3 877 | 4 470 |
West Coast | ||||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 245 | 259 | 228 | 183 | 152 | 120 | 24 | 69 | 345 | 309 | 186 | 177 |
Fishing stakes (small) | 875 | 907 | 811 | 652 | 526 | 392 | 173 | 102 | 103 | 90 | 158 | 142 |
Seine nets | 1 416 | 1 378 | 1 458 | 1 325 | 1 308 | 1 164 | 1 401 | 1 453 | 1 694 | 1 754 | 1 412 | 1 473 |
Drift/Gillnets | 3 015 | 3 114 | 3 237 | 3 055 | 3 369 | 3 594 | 3 965 | 3 804 | 5 240 | 5 551 | 5 216 | 5 319 |
Liftnets | 151 | 146 | 191 | 195 | 358 | 363 | 349 | 300 | 269 | 252 | 224 | 108 |
Pushnets | 306 | 272 | 241 | 190 | 376 | 138 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagnets | 1 812 | 1 868 | 1 742 | 1 739 | 1 721 | 1 494 | 805 | 1 044 | 1 161 | 1 307 | 1 202 | 1 249 |
Barrier nets | 49 | 55 | 93 | 47 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 99 | 87 | 68 | 62 |
Lines | 1 642 | 1 547 | 1 486 | 1 206 | 1 094 | 924 | 505 | 427 | 461 | 454 | 397 | 416 |
Traps | 283 | 249 | 231 | 228 | 201 | 151 | 187 | 198 | 270 | 305 | 298 | 319 |
Shellfish | 495 | 1 571 | 2 903 | 186 | 377 | 305 | 215 | 218 | 407 | 1 023 | 627 | 295 |
Miscellaneous | 310 | 298 | 368 | 428 | 364 | 287 | 174 | 152 | 188 | 165 | 153 | 76 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | - | 20 | 27 | 180 | 264 | 367 | 599 | 2 594 | 2 846 |
Total | 10 599 | 11 664 | 12 989 | 9 434 | 9 901 | 8 990 | 8 015 | 8 062 | 10 604 | 11 896 | 12 535 | 12 485 |
1 1961 to 1968 East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia including West Johore
Source: Fisheries Division
States/Types of Gear | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
Perlis | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 976 | 1 036 | 1 267 | 1 652 | 4 877 | 6 611 | 870 | - | 187 | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | 104 | 164 | 254 | 215 | 576 | 1 229 | 217 | 64 | 65 | 69 |
Seine nets | 341 | 125 | 363 | 332 | 764 | 875 | 716 | 933 | 968 | 771 |
Drift/Gillnets | 13 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 68 |
Liftnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pushnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 1 | - |
Bagnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barrier nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lines | 35 | 37 | 56 | 33 | 49 | 79 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 31 |
Traps | 172 | 70 | 181 | 75 | 119 | 142 | 71 | 44 | 29 | 22 |
Shellfish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 50 | 21 |
Kedah | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | 229 | 376 | 310 | 312 | 1 447 | 458 | 248 | 105 | 49 | 87 |
Seine nets | 335 | 621 | 641 | 1 130 | 2 152 | 3 917 | 2 174 | 2 137 | 1 618 | 1 214 |
Drift/Gillnets | 27 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 53 | 58 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 44 |
Liftnets | 23 | 77 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
Pushnets | 4 | 2 | 2 | * | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagnets | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 52 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 21 |
Barrier nets | 17 | 26 | 63 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
Lines | 82 | 56 | 48 | 33 | 89 | 88 | 58 | 54 | 40 | 37 |
Traps | 112 | 73 | 52 | 168 | 130 | 145 | 84 | 66 | 45 | 122 |
Shellfish | 238 | 208 | 277 | 159 | 178 | 204 | 135 | 112 | 94 | 17 |
Miscellaneous | 465 | 25 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 23 | 13 |
Trawl nets | - | - | 396 | 2 612 | 2 509 | 1 366 | 901 | 853 | 1 004 | 762 |
Penang | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 502 | 606 | 585 | 600 | 260 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | 147 | 90 | 128 | 213 | 236 | 283 | 70 | 185 | 180 | 165 |
Seine nets | 503 | 1 279 | 1 333 | 1 914 | 1 306 | 296 | 743 | 674 | 446 | 416 |
Drift/Gillnets | 73 | 104 | 84 | 98 | 83 | 70 | 74 | 111 | 95 | 60 |
Liftnets | 90 | 35 | 46 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pushnets | 134 | 308 | 318 | 544 | 96 | 69 | 64 | 81 | 100 | 82 |
Bagnets | 67 | 140 | 294 | 123 | 155 | 162 | 208 | 277 | 264 | 391 |
Barrier nets | 119 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lines | 104 | 80 | 124 | 356 | 230 | 245 | 164 | 235 | 137 | 129 |
Traps | 170 | 157 | 176 | 164 | 753 | 405 | 377 | 390 | 376 | 315 |
Shellfish | 365 | 264 | 274 | 181 | 26 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | 1 534 | 124 | 156 | 218 | 92 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | 2 043 | 2 655 | 2 610 | 1 882 | 1 278 | 1 149 | 862 |
Perak | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 890 | 979 | 999 | 1 272 | 1 751 | 1 495 | 1 158 | 879 | 848 | 425 |
Fishing stakes (small) | 143 | 151 | 130 | 160 | 371 | 459 | 409 | 198 | 208 | 174 |
Drift/Gillnets | 61 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 116 | 132 | 497 | 74 | 54 | 47 |
Liftnets | 48 | 99 | 194 | 181 | 159 | 146 | 15 | 3 | - | - |
Pushnets | 101 | 177 | 299 | 736 | 276 | 123 | 80 | 105 | 91 | 119 |
Bagnets | 85 | 99 | 90 | 106 | 454 | 453 | 501 | 318 | 246 | 156 |
Barrier nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lines | 57 | 74 | 166 | 254 | 184 | 224 | 189 | 141 | 161 | 99 |
Traps | 283 | 440 | 407 | 479 | 654 | 529 | 413 | 181 | 236 | 264 |
Shellfish | 118 | 1 660 | 829 | 1 467 | 2 071 | 2 135 | 1 955 | 1 780 | 1 598 | 1 652 |
Miscellaneous | 200 | 638 | 49 | 81 | 65 | 54 | 52 | 44 | 42 | 25 |
Trawl nets | - | - | 1 238 | 567 | 1 036 | 1 048 | 1 034 | 319 | 281 | 216 |
Seine nets | 410 | 514 | 489 | 692 | 1 118 | 1 347 | 854 | 640 | 846 | 652 |
Selangor | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 563 | 486 | 401 | 444 | 1 549 | 1 626 | 452 | 815 | 381 | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | 476 | 625 | 306 | 689 | 683 | - | - | - | - | 207 |
Drift/Gillnets | 66 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 71 | 94 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 31 |
Liftnets | 74 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 38 | 136 | 19 | 83 | 25 | 7 |
Pushnets | 84 | 95 | 116 | 210 | 164 | 114 | 84 | 56 | 54 | 142 |
Bagnets | 921 | 448 | 407 | 427 | 557 | 597 | 867 | 1 015 | 1 478 | 2 810 |
Barrier nets | 378 | 525 | 558 | 462 | 302 | 308 | 236 | 216 | 400 | 428 |
Lines | 59 | 252 | 184 | 99 | 122 | 124 | 81 | 110 | 115 | 84 |
Traps | 17 | 19 | 29 | - | - | 26 | 122 | 102 | 111 | - |
Shellfish | - | - | - | 73 | 742 | 702 | 937 | 800 | 1 141 | 593 |
Miscellaneous | 30 | 55 | 48 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 9 |
Trawl nets | - | - | 188 | 587 | 854 | 695 | 336 | 381 | 595 | 442 |
Seine nets | 268 | 994 | 3 037 | 9 892 | 804 | 3 898 | 2 209 | 2 250 | 2 301 | 1 341 |
Negeri Sembilan | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 245 | 563 | 431 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | - | - | 30 | 47 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
Drift/Gillnets | 36 | 36 | 85 | 41 | 66 | 70 | 63 | 42 | 39 | 33 |
Liftnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pushnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bagnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barrier nets | 131 | 124 | 69 | 36 | 8 | 68 | 107 | 194 | 77 | 11 |
Lines | 10 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 61 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 |
Traps | 36 | 24 | 60 | 50 | 34 | 61 | 42 | 28 | 73 | 62 |
Shellfish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | 11 | 14 | 25 | 91 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 7 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Seine nets | 103 | 54 | 48 | 99 | 40 | 48 | 29 | 57 | 44 | 17 |
Melaka | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 196 | 112 | 110 | 126 | 169 | 409 | 460 | 470 | 386 | 187 |
Fishing stakes (small) | 93 | 63 | 77 | 91 | 126 | 34 | 377 | 357 | 306 | 122 |
Seine nets | 17 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 11 |
Drift/Gillnets | 44 | 38 | 28 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 41 | 36 | 39 |
Liftnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pushnets | 7 | 4 | 2 | 392 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Bagnets | 42 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barrier nets | 88 | 105 | 56 | 90 | 258 | 125 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 36 |
Lines | 31 | 22 | 22 | 274 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 24 |
Traps | 24 | 31 | 53 | 41 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
Shellfish | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelantan | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Seine nets | 305 | 266 | 452 | 529 | 623 | 840 | 646 | 365 | 502 | 2 063 |
Drift/Gillnets | 43 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 46 | 61 | 30 | 54 | 27 | 34 |
Liftnets | 267 | 330 | 82 | 525 | 1 124 | 946 | 325 | 627 | 564 | 530 |
Pushnets | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 77 | - | - | - |
Bagnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barrier nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lines | 17 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 36 |
Traps | 890 | 382 | 227 | 337 | 284 | 477 | 331 | 454 | 337 | 269 |
Shellfish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | 24 | 134 | 140 | 85 | 86 | 41 | 57 |
Trengganu | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fishing stakes (small) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Seine nets | 634 | 463 | 552 | 674 | 1 414 | 1 784 | 1 059 | 1 185 | 1 036 | 1 423 |
Drift/Gillnets | 91 | 108 | 162 | 123 | 320 | 282 | 210 | 140 | 142 | 234 |
Liftnets | 1 138 | 1 165 | 615 | 797 | 1 090 | 907 | 606 | 611 | 876 | 934 |
Pushnets | 9 | 16 | 2 | 39 | - | 9 | 63 | 66 | 54 | - |
Bagnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Barrier nets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lines | 64 | 45 | 32 | 60 | 77 | 102 | N.A. | 68 | 67 | 106 |
Traps | 432 | 468 | 768 | 127 | 354 | 478 | 497 | 371 | 259 | 322 |
Shellfish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | 13 | 617 | 371 | 2 | 56 | 32 | 84 | 6 | 24 | 12 |
Trawl nets | - | - | 42 | 27 | 264 | 226 | 63 | 78 | 58 | 67 |
Pahang | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 32 | 28 | 73 | 20 | 258 | 519 | 286 | 353 | 390 | 196 |
Fishing stakes (small) | 34 | 26 | 90 | 27 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
Seine nets | 1 031 | 817 | 953 | 604 | 135 | 222 | 442 | 611 | 679 | 525 |
Drift/Gillnets | 93 | 301 | 283 | 218 | 179 | 52 | 67 | 69 | 43 | 45 |
Liftnets | 927 | 2 607 | 5 410 | 1 146 | 2 027 | 2 310 | 1 931 | 839 | 1 288 | 791 |
Pushnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | N.A. | - | - | - |
Bagnets | 18 | 52 | 34 | 57 | 73 | 165 | 32 | 88 | 82 | 36 |
Barrier nets | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Lines | 57 | 72 | 68 | 115 | 107 | 90 | 47 | 49 | 27 | 59 |
Traps | 127 | 132 | 176 | 235 | 173 | 48 | 61 | 39 | 58 | 72 |
Shellfish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | 23 | 28 | - | - | 41 | 2 |
Trawl nets | - | - | - | - | 224 | 331 | 214 | 162 | 177 | 171 |
Johore | ||||||||||
Fishing stakes (large) | 211 | 410 | 382 | 401 | 472 | 450 | 289 | 271 | 284 | 295 |
Fishing stakes (small) | 11 | 36 | 46 | 113 | 110 | 97 | 59 | 42 | 54 | 53 |
Seine nets | 491 | 296 | 324 | 130 | 328 | 226 | 206 | 333 | 443 | 688 |
Drift/Gillnets | 38 | 33 | 35 | 76 | 64 | 72 | 38 | 82 | 72 | 87 |
Liftnets | 792 | 1 336 | 1 215 | 996 | 1 796 | 1 474 | 1 088 | 1 248 | 1 974 | 1 713 |
Pushnets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Bagnets | 87 | 124 | 132 | 204 | 349 | 244 | 204 | 261 | 270 | 244 |
Barrier nets | 55 | 107 | 68 | 105 | 226 | 120 | 73 | 85 | 60 | 54 |
Lines | 122 | 48 | 230 | 531 | 75 | 53 | 32 | 80 | 66 | 76 |
Traps | 19 | 37 | 14 | 86 | 223 | 223 | 95 | 72 | 114 | 101 |
Shellfish | - | 12 | 105 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Miscellaneous | 10 | 105 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Trawl nets | - | - | 426 | 324 | 681 | 684 | 405 | 660 | 677 | 436 |
1 One picul = 100 katti; one katti = 605 g
* Less than one picul
N.A. Not Available
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | Average Rate of Growth (%) | |
Fish landings - Malaysia - Total (metric tons) | 201 562 | 271 293 | 342 162 | 395 311 | 342 232 | 340 351 | 365 217 | 355 735 | + 9.58 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 145 297 | 185 760 | 247 229 | 282 616 | 247 531 | 234 240 | 253 147 | 230 499 | + 8.07 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 56 265 | 54 645 | 59 473 | 62 316 | 55 090 | 64 781 | 69 931 | 80 626 | + 5.71 |
East Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak) | N.A. | *30 888 | *35 460 | 50 379 | 39 611 | 41 330 | 42 139 | 44 610 | + 7.94 |
Value of fish landings ('000 M.$) | |||||||||
Wholesale prices, Malaysia - Total | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 200 612 | 189 171 | 198 665 | 214 236 | 337 229 | + 16.14 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 134 085 | 127 267 | 126 836 | 137 471 | 228 175 | + 17.24 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 37 527 | 36 724 | 44 109 | 44 735 | 70 284 | + 19.13 |
East Malaysia | N.A. | *24 300 | *28 000 | *29 000 | *25 180 | *27 720 | *32 030 | *38 770 | + 8.72 |
Retail value of fish landings ('000 M.$) | |||||||||
Malaysia - Total | 173 785 | 236 057 | 271 344 | 288 870 | 257 462 | 266 740 | 302 126 | 404 152 | + 11.61 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 115 986 | 146 698 | 180 435 | 192 253 | 173 771 | 170 619 | 194 009 | 269 681 | + 13.90 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 57 798 | 55 338 | 51 708 | 53 217 | 49 690 | 59 020 | 63 016 | 86 671 | + 6.94 |
East Malaysia (rough estimates) | N.A. | 34 020 | 39 200 | 43 400 | 34 000 | 37 100 | 45 100 | 47 800 | - |
* Sabah only
N.A. Not Available
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | Average Annual Growth Rate (%) | |
Number of fishing boats, Malaysia (total) | 25 779 | 23 831 | 23 583 | 27 765 | 26 012 | 27 836 | 28 580 | 25 126 | + 0.06 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 12 215 | 11 247 | 11 118 | 10 700 | 10 190 | 11 150 | 11 617 | 11 488 | - 0.73 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 10 249 | 9 659 | 9 118 | 8 753 | 8 994 | 9 156 | 9 524 | 10 131 | - 0.06 |
East Malaysia | 3 315 | 2 925 | 3 347 | 8 312 | 6 828 | 7 557 | 7 439 | 3 507 | + 12.77 |
Non-powered fishing boats, Malaysia (total) | 10 622 | 8 443 | 7 500 | 9 394 | 7 023 | 7 149 | 6 317 | 5 952 | - 6.76 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 4 542 | 3 806 | 3 315 | 2 913 | 2 253 | 2 030 | 1 752 | 1 488 | - 14.65 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 5 640 | 4 565 | 3 889 | 3 380 | 3 355 | 3 247 | 3 069 | 3 177 | - 7.55 |
East Malaysia | 440 | 72 | 296 | 3 101 | 1 415 | 1 872 | 1 496 | 1 287 | + 159.85 |
Outboard engine - powered fishing boats Malaysia (total) | 5 908 | 5 037 | 4 787 | 5 566 | 5 386 | 5 365 | 5 440 | 2 886 | - 7.51 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 2 225 | 1 719 | 1 643 | 1 392 | 1 085 | 1 212 | 1 052 | 955 | - 10.74 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 1 683 | 1 518 | 1 244 | 1 139 | 1 092 | 952 | 984 | 1 054 | - 6.11 |
East Malaysia | 2 000 | 1 800 | 1 900 | 3 035 | 3 209 | 3 201 | 3 404 | 877 | - 1.02 |
Inboard engine-powered fishing boats Malaysia (total) | 9 249 | 10 351 | 11 296 | 12 805 | 13 603 | 15 349 | 16 823 | 16 288 | + 8.55 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 5 448 | 5 722 | 6 160 | 6 395 | 6 852 | 7 908 | 8 813 | 9 045 | + 7.59 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 2 926 | 3 576 | 3 985 | 4 234 | 4 547 | 4 957 | 5 471 | 5 900 | + 10.65 |
East Malaysia | 875 | 1 053 | 1 151 | 2 176 | 2 204 | 2 484 | 2 539 | 1 343 | + 12.54 |
Number of fishermen, Malaysia (total) | 78 688 | 72 957 | 72 653 | 71 986 | 80 459 | 79 379 | 78 958 | 80 931 | + 0.54 |
Peninsular Malaysia - West Coast | 34 594 | 32 271 | 32 637 | 31 981 | 46 238 | 43 955 | 43 397 | 44 251 | + 4.68 |
Peninsular Malaysia - East Coast | 33 594 | 30 186 | 29 516 | 29 520 | 23 026 | 24 199 | 24 564 | 25 001 | - 3.71 |
East Malaysia | 10 500 | 10 500 | 10 500 | 10 485 | 11 195 | 11 225 | 10 997 | 11 679 | + 1.58 |
Description of Commodity | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | |||||
(t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | |
Fresh, Chilled or Frozen | ||||||||||
Marine fish: tuna, fresh chilled or frozen | 13 636 | 15 425 521 | 7 871 | 8 902 287 | 42 209 | 46 869 089 | 14 909 | 20 173 925 | 11 175 | 15 330 632 |
Marine fish: other than una & souries, fresh chilled or frozen | 11 591 | 5 314 760 | 12 296 | 5 442 137 | 17 946 | 8 607 502 | 15 287 | 6 478 810 | 18 940 | 7 825 136 |
Crustacea: prawns, fresh chilled | *1 934 | *2 961 073 | 409 | 940 731 | 571 | 1 230 168 | 1 098 | 2 640 624 | 597 | 1 080 606 |
Crustacea: prawns, fresh frozen | - | - | 351 | 1 005 489 | 176 | 509 773 | 66 | 308 169 | 21 | 75 788 |
Crustacea: other than prawns fresh, chilled or frozen | - | - | 639 | 383 608 | 443 | 292 721 | 1 870 | 627 772 | 5 595 | 1 580 700 |
Others | 384 | 279 539 | 1 473 | 2 275 483 | 1 408 | 2 720 680 | 3 013 | 3 204 885 | 6 985 | 4 141 435 |
Sub-Total | 27 545 | 23 980 893 | 23 039 | 18 949 735 | 62 753 | 60 229 933 | 36 193 | 33 434 185 | 43 313 | 30 034 297 |
Salted in brine, dried, smoked or simply boiled | 9 002 | 5 943 473 | 4 865 | 5 736 401 | 4 733 | 5 827 389 | 4 420 | 4 799 504 | 4 636 | 5 089 007 |
Sub-Total | 9 002 | 5 943 473 | 4 865 | 5 736 401 | 4 733 | 5 827 389 | 4 420 | 4 799 504 | 4 636 | 5 089 007 |
Prepared or Preserved | ||||||||||
Horse mackerels | N.A. | N.A. | 5 338 | 5 960 353 | 4 527 | 4 787 430 | 5 266 | 6 492 484 | 5 931 | 7 186 224 |
Others | 4 904 | 8 065 007 | 2 112 | 4 808 572 | 2 847 | 3 853 612 | 1 267 | 2 798 115 | 1 716 | 2 127 281 |
Sub-Total | 4 904 | 8 065 007 | 7 450 | 10 768 925 | 7 374 | 8 641 042 | 6 533 | 9 290 599 | 7 647 | 9 313 505 |
Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
Fish meal | N.A. | N.A. | 11 436 | 4 983 620 | 11 373 | 5 108 282 | 9 455 | 4 118 359 | 9 929 | 4 611 629 |
Prawn dust | 13 568 | 5 296 018 | 4 665 | 836 130 | 3 672 | 617 119 | 1 764 | 275 557 | 1 716 | 211 426 |
Others | 5 031 | 960 313 | 245 | 285 175 | 2 519 | 1 033 797 | 890 | 480 561 | 343 | 430 989 |
Sub-Total | 18 599 | 6 256 331 | 16 346 | 6 104 925 | 17 564 | 6 759 198 | 12 109 | 4 874 477 | 11 988 | 5 254 044 |
Grand Total | 60 050 | 44 245 704 | 51 700 | 41 559 986 | 92 424 | 81 457 562 | 59 255 | 52 398 765 | 67 584 | 49 690 853 |
* Including frozen
N.A. Not Available
Description of Commodity | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | |||||
(t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | (t) | M.$ | |
Fresh, Chilled or Frozen | ||||||||||
Marine fish: tuna, fresh chilled or frozen | 14 754 | 17 489 110 | 12 540 | 14 252 614 | 23 717 | 25 443 644 | 17 882 | 19 206 166 | 11 870 | 13 765 017 |
Marine fish:other than una & souries, fresh chilled or frozen | 41 051 | 16 560 628 | 32 453 | 15 441 011 | 33 114 | 16 097 185 | 36 608 | 18 973 487 | 36 454 | 19 068 093 |
Crustacea: prawns, fresh chilled | *3 793 | *10 368 861 | 622 | 517 019 | 2 688 | 2 123 940 | 2 862 | 2 404 209 | 4 088 | 3 802 152 |
Crustacea: prawns, fresh frozen | - | - | 4 327 | 19 238 586 | 6 237 | 32 244 435 | 9 942 | 57 502 943 | 13 970 | 77 650 484 |
Crustacea: other than prawns fresh, chilled or frozen | - | - | 1 239 | 823 155 | 1 511 | 1 201 257 | 1 595 | 1 495 674 | 1 339 | 1 158 438 |
Others | 5 305 | 743 962 | 5 791 | 1 397 324 | 10 268 | 2 214 599 | 11 474 | 2 127 086 | 12 051 | 2 912 569 |
Sub-Total | 64 903 | 45 162 561 | 56 972 | 51 669 709 | 77 535 | 79 325 060 | 80 363 | 101 709 565 | 79 772 | 118 356 753 |
Salted in brine, dried, | ||||||||||
smoked or simply boiled | 19 353 | 8 468 397 | 12 099 | 8 056 947 | 10 629 | 8 300 494 | 10 062 | 8 382 754 | 12 486 | 12 318 199 |
Sub-Total | 19 353 | 8 468 397 | 12 099 | 8 056 947 | 10 629 | 8 300 494 | 10 062 | 8 383 754 | 12 486 | 12 318 199 |
Prepared or Preserved | ||||||||||
Horse mackerels | N.A. | N.A. | 49 | 59 028 | 79 | 65 260 | 105 | 119 260 | 192 | 208 465 |
Others | 1 169 | 2 106 498 | 3 958 | 3 565 523 | 4 499 | 5 003 791 | 2 324 | 4 903 935 | 4 221 | 7 199 840 |
Sub-Total | 1 169 | 2 106 498 | 4 007 | 3 624 551 | 4 578 | 5 069 051 | 2 429 | 5 023 195 | 4 413 | 7 408 305 |
Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
Fish meal | N.A. | N.A. | 1 497 | 439 358 | 2 663 | 846 392 | 3 553 | 1 146 025 | 4 878 | 1 689 596 |
Prawn dust | 731 | 154 394 | 2 099 | 461 761 | 2 220 | 469 713 | 2 123 | 396 470 | 2 483 | 589 146 |
Others | 6 971 | 473 026 | 5 551 | 393 528 | 11 521 | 2 045 148 | 10 692 | 1 966 861 | 12 052 | 2 220 794 |
Sub-Total | 7 702 | 627 420 | 9 147 | 1 294 647 | 16 404 | 3 361 253 | 16 368 | 3 509 356 | 19 413 | 4 499 536 |
Grand Total | 93 127 | 56 364 876 | 82 225 | 64 645 854 | 109 146 | 96 055 858 | 109 222 | 118 624 870 | 116 084 | 142 582 793 |
* Including frozen
N.A. Not Available