PUTRAJAYA: The government has allocated RM150 million under the Food Security Fund (DJM) and provided soft loans for the transformation of fishermen through the acquisition of modern high-tech vessels.
The Department of Fisheries Malaysia said the assistance was for the development of the coastal fisheries industry through a vessel modernisation programme, encouraging the use of environmentally-friendly equipment and improving the fishing tools and efficiency of vessels in Zone A and Zone B.
"It opens up opportunities for traditional fishermen in Zone A and Zone B to upgrade and modernise their vessels, mechanisation, more efficient fishing equipment and resource-friendly.
"It also improves the safety aspect and improves the quality of the catch. It directly increases the income of fishermen at Zone A and B," it said in a statement issued in conjunction with the World Oceans Day celebration today.
The department said the assistance also encouraged vessels to operate in more remote zones, modification of vessels and procurement of new engines.
The statement said that Malaysia as one of the countries that had signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was required to ensure that 10 per cent of the country's waters were made into Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2020.
To date, the total area of waters managed by the department is 2,486.13 square kilometres (km2) while the total MPA for Malaysia is 2,631.8093 km2.
With the MPAs, it said Malaysia will achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDGs), especially goals 14.1, 14.2 and 14.5, namely Life Below Water under the SDGs.
"The achievement of the SDGs will further ensure the sustainability of food security from marine sources in addition to other marine life such as coral reefs," it added.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Wed Jun 08 2022
The government has allocated RM150 million under the Food Security Fund (DJM) and provided soft loans for the transformation of fishermen through the acquisition of modern high-tech vessels. - BERNAMA/Filepic
Lawatan kerja PM bina keyakinan bagi syarikat Malaysia terlibat dalam projek besar di Arab Saudi
Kejayaan lawatan kerja Anwar ke Riyadh, Arab Saudi, baru-baru ini, membina keyakinan untuk syarikat Malaysia diberi peluang terlibat dalam projek-projek besar di negara tersebut.
Kerajan tidak pinggirkan kaum India, laksana pelbagai inisiatif - PM Anwar
Kerajaan MADANI tidak pernah meminggirkan kaum India malah pelbagai inisiatif telah dilaksanakan bagi memperkasa komuniti berkenaan, kata Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
AWANI Ringkas: Kebakaran | Kenaikan gaji penjawat awam
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
AWANI Tonight: Rallies across Asia, M'sia to call for greater labour rights
Some 1,500 workers in Malaysia marched through Dataran Merdeka to demand greater workers' rights, while workers and activists across Asia took to the streets in their respective capitals to mark Labour Day.
Lihat TVET, AI dan digital sebagai ekonomi baharu negara – PM Anwar
Dalam memastikan ekonomi negara terus ke hadapan, masyarakat digesa untuk tidak lagi terperangkap dalam stigma lama, atau mudah terpengaruh dengan hasutan-hasutan pihak tertentu.
Kritiklah, tapi jangan singgung soal 3R - PM Anwar
"Nak kebebasan maki hamun Raja-raja, apa nak jadi dengan negara ini? Tetapi semua bercakap tentang pertahan Melayu, parti pun parti Melayu."
Elak persepsi pojok, lawan propaganda murahan - PM Anwar
PM Anwar tegaskan kefahaman yang menyeluruh penting bagi memberi kefahaman tentang naratif yang dibawa kerajaan Madani.
Hak Palestin: Saya cuba sebaiknya, apa yang mampu
PM Anwar akui terkesan dengan kemampuan terhad untuk perjuang hak Palestin, susulan sokongan
Tindakan Ramasamy ajak pengundi KKB tolak PH hanya bersifat dendam - Loke
Tindakan Ramasamy yang meminta pengundi terutama masyarakat India supaya tidak mengundi calon PH hanyalah bertujuan untuk membalas dendam kepada DAP dan PH.
Jambatan Bailey di Jalan Kuantan-Segamat dibuka semula hari ini
Jambatan Bailey di Seksyen 102 Jalan Kuantan-Segamat yang ditutup sebelum ini untuk kerja-kerja pembaikan dibuka semula bermula 4 petang tadi.