Fisheries Economic Activities among the Malay Society at the Terengganu Coast in the early 20th century

Abstract

This study focus on the fisheries activities at the Terengganu coast among the Malay society in the early of 20th century. Terengganu shows fisheries industry’s improvement as a result of high demind from the local and non-local people on dried fish product. This research uses qualitative method by using the primary sources such as annual reports, letters, memos and government files. Those documents come from the British Colonial, the Terengganu Secretary Office, the Terengganu Legal Advisory Office and the Terengganu Chief Minister Office that have been analysed using the historical approach. Secondary sources like journals and books are also referred to support the results. The results find out that fisherman and dried fish entrepreneurs are the main jobs of coastal Malay people in Terengganu during the early of 20th century. The involvement of Malay society at the coastal area in fisheries has raised the Terengganu’s economy.

Authors and Affiliations

Ruhaizan bt Sulaiman@Abd Rahim, Ishak bin Saat

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  • EP ID EP640085
  • DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i12/3641
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Ruhaizan bt Sulaiman@Abd Rahim, Ishak bin Saat (2017). Fisheries Economic Activities among the Malay Society at the Terengganu Coast in the early 20th century. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(12), 599-606. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-640085