We are excited to announce the forthcoming publication of an e-book focusing on small-scale fisheries in Malaysia, to be published in the TBTI Global Publication Series. We cordially invite you to contribute your valuable insights and expertise to this collaborative project.

Small scale fisheries provide the main source of income and protein for a large proportion of coastal communities in Malaysia. However, fishers are generally poor, lack ownership of productive assets, lack market power, have restricted fishing access, obtain low fish catch, and receive unfair distribution of benefits. Marine fisheries are overexploited and the small-scale fisheries are being adversely affected by destructive fishing activities, pollution of marine habitat and climate change, which threaten fisheries resources and livelihoods of small-scale fisheries households. This book aims to contribute to a better understanding of how various factors affect the economic and social wellbeing of small-scale fishers in Malaysia, their families and their communities, as well as learn about their coping strategies for sustaining better livelihoods.