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18th Apr 13

Managed by Chatham House

Financed by DEFRA

Case Study on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing off the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

01/10/2008

Author: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Fisheries Working Group

The report includes a description of the Malaysian fisheries industry with detailed discussion on the States of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and eastern Johor; an analysis of demographics for the fishing sector in east coast States; a summary of the nature and extent of IUU fishing in the east coast region; an overview of the drivers and impacts of IUU fishing; a description of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) arrangements for east coast Peninsular Malaysian fisheries; and a summary of relevant laws and regulations for the fisheries industry in Malaysia.

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