INTERACTIVE: Malaysian seafood scarcer as climate change bites


Fisherman with a small catch due to the weather and uncertain sea conditions in the sea water near Kuala Muda in Kepala Batas —ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The amount of fish caught in Malaysian waters has fallen by nearly 300,000 tonnes since 2016 as concerns rise over the impact of climate change.

The country’s fishermen netted 1.57mil tonnes of fish and other marine species in 2016, according to Department of Fisheries (DoF) statistics.

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