Annual Landings of Marine Fish by State & Species
Data as of 2025Annual landings of marine fish by state, coast and species.
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How is this data produced?
Data on landings of marine fish in Malaysia is collected via establishment-level surveys and censuses conducted by the Department of Fisheries (DOF). Accordingly, this data reflects the production of establishments registered with the DOF only. In layperson terms, this means that the fish caught by individuals fishing for personal consumption are not included in this data.
It should be noted that W.P. Kuala Lumpur and W.P. Putrajaya are excluded from the data as they do not have coastlines. Classification by coast and state is conducted based on the location of where the fish was landed, not where it was caught or the registered address of the establishment. In general, fisheries data for Malaysia is published based on landings, not catches.
Species are classified according to the DOF's categories of local (Malay) species names. These categories have been revised over time; some species have been split into separate categories, for example by size from 2017, so some species categories are only available for part of the period.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
National totals may be slightly different to the sum of state values, and totals to the sum of species, due to rounding. English species names are provided for reference; the DOF classifies species by their local (Malay) names.
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Dataset description
Annual landings of marine fish by state, coast and species.
Variable definitions
- Date
- Coast
- State
- Species
- Landings
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as the data is at annual frequency |
coast (Categorical) | Coast | The coast where the fish was landed; either all coasts ('all'), the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia ('east'), west coast of Peninsular Malaysia ('west') or Borneo ('borneo') |
state (Categorical) | State | The state where the fish was landed; one of 14 states (excluding W.P. Kuala Lumpur and W.P. Putrajaya, which do not have coastlines), 'All States' for a coast's total, or Malaysia. Johor is a part of both the east and west coast data. |
species (Categorical) | Species | The species or species group landed, as classified by DOF, or 'total' for all species |
landings (Float) | Landings | Landings of marine fish in metric tonnes |
Last updated:
10 Oct 2026, 22:57
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- Department of Fisheries
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# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/agriculture/fish_landings_species.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
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The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=fish_landings_species&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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