October 23, 2023

Sarawak, Malaysia, aims to boost aquaculture fish production through programme

Government organisations in Sarawak, Malaysia — namely, Sarawak Fisheries Department and Sarawak Marine Fisheries Department — hope to increase aquaculture fish production through the "Rasa-Rasa Akuakultur" programme and various other promotions.

Sarawak Marine Fisheries Department’s aquaculture branch head, Chai Pui Shan, said this would help generate income for the aquaculture farmers in the state.

"The Malaysian Fisheries Department is targeting 530,000 metric tonnes of landing production as a result of aquaculture activities, while the target set by Sarawak Fisheries Department and Sarawak Marine Fisheries Department are 22,000 and 8,000 metric tonnes, respectively," she said.

Chai added that the purpose of Rasa-Rasa Akuakultur was to promote and encourage the people to consume aquaculture fish in their daily meals, also in line with empowering the aquaculture industry to meet the protein resource needs of Malaysians.

At a recent event, the Sarawak Marine Fisheries Department presented farming assistance to Aquaculture Delivery System and Extension Support Services (SPeKS) participants.

According to Chai, one of the objectives of the assistance is to increase the production and productivity of the agro-food sector to meet Malaysia's demand for protein resources and ensure that the supply of food is sufficient, of good quality and safe to eat.

- The Borneo Post