Production sector
The fishery sector has for decades been playing an important role as a major supplier of animal protein to the Malaysian population. In 2007 the total fishery production of the country amounted to 1 563 942 tonnes. The fisheries are generally considered to consist of two major components, namely marine capture fisheries and aquaculture. The greatest bulk of the fish landings has always come from the capture fisheries, constituting 88.3 percent of the total production for the year 2007, with the rest coming from aquaculture. Production from the inland fisheries is small, standing at around 0.3 percent. The production pattern has not changed much over the last couple of years.