Malaysian Ag Minister Invites Aquaculture Investment
MALAYSIA - The Agriculture Minister encouraged local and foreign companies to invest in the aquaculture industry at an international conference yesterday.

Temanse Starts Contract Farm Project
MALAYSIA - Temanse Aquaculture Sdn Bhd (TASB) together with the Terengganu State Department of Fisheries (DOF) is to launch a contract farming initiative at the...

Hopes for Shrimp Farm Development
MALAYSIA - The development of a RM200 million Integrated Shrimp Aquaculture Park (I-Sharp) ready for production by 2011 is set to make Terengganu a major global...

Shrimp Project in T’ganu to Create Jobs for Locals
MALAYSIA - Terengganu is set to be a major global supplier of shrimps, including the favourite premium quality black tiger prawns and white-leg shrimp, once the...

National Plan Will Double Industry Output
MALAYSIA - If the new national aquaculture plan moves ahead, the industry expects ot reach annual revenue of 20 billion ringgits (MYR).

Malaysia Introduces New Organic Certification Scheme
MALAYSIA - A new national organic certification scheme is aimed at boosting the local aquaculture industry.

Malaysia Chases Aquaculture
MALAYSIA - The Malaysian Government is to expand the aquaculture sector more aggressively as it contributes greatly to the country's economy.

Proposal for 1,000ha Malaysian Shrimp Operation
KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA - Environmentalists have until 3 August to raise their objections to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the proposed...

Sabah Looks to Future in Aquaculture
MALAYSIA - The South Korean National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) and the Department of Fisheries Sabah (DOFS) has signed a memorandum of...

Malaysia Targets RM6.9 billion Aquaculture Industry
MALAYSIA - Malaysia's production of aquaculture products is expected to reach 508,000 metric tonnes or worth RM6.9 billion by end of next year, Fisheries Department...

Malaysia Sets 507,558 Tonne Production Target
MALAYSIA - The Fisheries Department of Malaysia has set a target to produce 507,558 tonnes of aquaculture products by 2010.

Malaysian Seafood Exports Resume to EU
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - The export of seafood products from Malaysia to Europe is expected to resume by next month, providing good news for local exporters.

Import Ban Lifted on Malaysian Seafood
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - The European Union’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) has lifted the import ban on aquaculture exports from Malaysia after nearly 10 mo...

Vaccine To Fight Prawn Disease Discovered
MALAYSIA - A University Malaya Professor has discovered an edible stimulant vaccine to fight White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV), a serious shrimp disease which causes...

Johor Ups Fish Production
JOHOR BAHARU, MALAYSIA - The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry plans to increase freshwater fish production, which is currently at 12 per cent of total...

Sabah Cracks Down on Fish Bombs to Increase Production
MALAYSIA - The fisheries sector in Sabah is targeting to increase production by five per cent this year from 220,000 metric ton last year, State Agriculture and...

Carnival Promotes Eating Fish
MALAYSIA - To promote the eating of fish as a healthty food, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources is holding a four-day Fisheries...

Malaysian Seafood Assessed for Europe
KUALA LUMPUR - A new mission comprising European Union (EU) veterinary experts will arrive in Malaysia in early March to assess measures taken by the local authorities...

Troubling Times for Malaysian Fishermen
MALAYSIA - A collection of sustainable reports from Malaysian fishermen has indicated that coastal fisheries are fast depleting.

Malaysia Targets Double in Fish Production
MALAYSIA - The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry has set the target of increasing the national fish production from the current 270,000 tonnes to 507,000...

Tough Times Ahead for Malaysia's Seafood Industry
MALAYSIA - More than 60,000 workers in the seafood export industry are expected to face difficult times in the next two months should the Government fail to...