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Turtle Excluder Device implementaiton in Malaysia
by Marine Research Foundation (Non-governmental organization (NGO))
We introduce Turtle Excluder Devices to fishers and government agencies and get these installed in shrimp trawl fisheries to reduce the accidental capture of endangered sea turtles, leading to more sustainable fisheries. In 2017 four Malaysian States made the use of TEDs mandatory in shrimp trawl fisheries, and we are now working to get the rest of the country TED-compliant.
Progress reports
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
Type of commitment
  • Reduction of fisheries by-catch and product waste/losses
Dec 2019
15 training workshops conducted
Dec 2019
650 fishers trained
Dec 2019
60 TEDs deployed
Oct 2019
~290 vessels readied for the 2020 fishing season to be TED compliant in peninsular Malaysia
Financing (in USD)
230,000 USD
In-kind contribution
Facilities provided by MRF and Department of Fisheries for training
Staff / Technical expertise
Three dedicated staff from MRF work on this programme
Basic information
Time-frame: September 2018 - December 2019
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Partners
Department of Fisheries Malaysia (Government), Department of Fisheries Sabah (Government), Yayasan Sime Darby (Philanthropic organisation), Foundation Segr (Philanthropic organisation), GEF Small Grants Programme Malaysia (United Nations entity), US National Marine Fisheries Service (Government)
Ocean Basins
  • Indian Ocean
  • North Pacific
Beneficiary countries
Malaysia
Other beneficaries
Sea turtles, fishing communities
Contact information
Nicolas Pilcher, Director, npilcher@mrf-asia.org, 6088244089
Sabah, Malaysia
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