date:Jul 16, 2012
of fish and seafood.
Our target is only 1.7 million metric tonnes, that is its maximum productivity, so we are focusing on aquaculture, he said.
Malaysia is currently the fifth-largest producer of fish and seafood through aquaculture in Asean, behind Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Viet Nam.
Seafood and fish are exported mainly to Europe, the United States, China, Japan and Singapore, while Malaysia imports around 200,000 metric tonnes from other countries.