Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Usage of offshore ICT among fishermen in Malaysia 

Author(s):

Siti Zobidah Omar ¹, Hayrol Azril M. Shaffril ¹, Jusang Bolong ², Jeffrey L. D’Silva ³, Musa Abu Hassan ⁴

Recieved Date: 2012-06-09, Accepted Date: 2012-10-03

Abstract:

A number of considerable speculations have been raised on the effectiveness of information and communications technology (ICT) within the fisheries industries. Thus, the main aim of this study was to investigate the usage of offshore ICT among fishermen in Malaysia. The study was conducted among 400 registered fishermen from four fisheries districts in Malaysia, and mobile phones recorded the highest level of usage among fishermen. This is due to the technology’s affordability and superior functions in terms of improving the fishermen’s safety, as well as marketing aspects, while intensifying the information and knowledge management process. Apart from mobile phones, a substantial number of fishermen use GPS at a high level. However, few use advanced offshore technologies such as sonar, echo sounders, radar and wireless sets, due to the fact that these are largely unsuited to their fishing operations. A number of recommendations are highlighted, which can be referred to by concerned parties to further enhance ICT usage among fishermen in Malaysia. 

Keywords:

Fisheries industry, fishermen’s development, offshore ICT, ICT usage

---

Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2012
Volume: 10
Issue: 3&4
Category: Environment
Pages: 1315-1319

---

Full text for Subscribers

---

Information:

Note to users

The requested document is freely available only to subscribers/registered users with an online subscription to the Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. If you have set up a personal subscription to this title please enter your user name and password. All abstracts are available for free.

Article purchasing

If you like to purchase this specific document such as article, review or this journal issue, contact us. Specify the title of the article or review, issue, number, volume and date of the publication. Software and compilation, Science & Technology, all rights reserved. Your use of this website details or service is governed by terms of use. Authors are invited to check from time to time news or information.

---

Purchase this Article:   20 Purchase PDF Order Reprints for 15

---

Share this article :