| Fisheries Act 1985 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 317 |
| Territorial extent | Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 10 April 1985 |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 19 April 1985 |
| Royal assent | 22 May 1985 |
| Commenced | 30 May 1985 |
| Effective | Except for Part IX in its application to the State of Sabah—1 January 1986, P.U. (B) 627/1985 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Fisheries Bill 1984 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 46/1984 |
| Introduced by | Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Agriculture |
| First reading | 3 December 1984 |
| Second reading | 8 April 1985 |
| Third reading | 10 April 1985 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Fisheries Bill 1984 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 46/1984 |
| Member(s) in charge | Goh Cheng Teik, Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
| First reading | 15 April 1985 |
| Second reading | 19 April 1985 |
| Third reading | 19 April 1985 |
| Amended by | |
| Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A854] Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2012 [Act A1413] | |
| Related legislation | |
| United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Fisheries Act 1963 [Act 210] | |
| Keywords | |
| Fisheries, fishing vessel, aquaculture, marine park, marine reserve | |
| Status: In force | |
The Fisheries Act 1985 (Malay: Akta Perikanan 1985) is a Malaysian federal act relating to the administration and management of fisheries, including the conservation and development of maritime and estuarine fishing and fisheries in Malaysia waters, protection to aquatic mammals and turtles and riverine fishing in Malaysia and to matters connected to establishment of marine parks and marine reserves.
The Director-General of Fisheries is the management authority and has absolute powers in making conditions for permits related to fishery resources.
Even though the Director-General has official authority, much of the local fishing industry are under the control of aquaculture gangs, and the act itself has sparked gang violence in many areas regarding the gang's control of fishing "turf".