Malaysia must tackle the problem of overfishing urgently as it is significantly depleting the nation's seafood resources, a WWF-Malaysia official has warned.

It is also threatening a livelihood that supports some of the poorest communities in Malaysia, said WWF Malaysia's Senior Footprint Manager (Marine Programme) Chitra Devi G.

Malaysia, she said, has lost 96 per cent of its fish stocks in less than 60 years...