Malaysia: Fish landings decrease and the Department of Fisheries (DOF) ensures stable supply throughout the country

PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Fisheries (DOF) is taking proactive measures to ensure the stability of fish supply nationwide as fish landings are expected to decrease following the transition phase of the North East Monsoon (MTL). Director-General of Fisheries Datuk Adnan Hussain said the DOF works closely with stakeholders to monitor and regulate the production and distribution of fish. He said fish landings are expected to decrease this December (91,957 metric tons) and January 2025 (88,026 metric tons), before the supply increases again in February 2025 (93,845 metric tons) and continues to jump to 111,259 metric tons in March 2025. "This reduction is due to poor weather conditions during the peak of the monsoon season. The increase in retail prices in these months is in line with the decrease in fish supply," he told BERNAMA here today. Adnan said the landing of fish this month is expected to amount to 117,123 metric tons, while in November 108,368 metric tons. He said the ...