Illegal fishing still problematic in ASEAN seas

Despite strict enforcement measures in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, the problem of illegal, unreported and uncontrollable fishing is worsening due to the high profitability of the investments and also due to the large area that makes it difficult for the police to operate without the cooperation of ASEAN member countries. Malaysia loses up to RM6B in revenue every year due to illegal fishing. Each year only 50% of all locally caught fish is sold, while about 980,000 tons of the country's marine products go undetected each year