Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol) Consumption Frequency in Terengganu, Malaysia - Open Journal of Marine Science

OJMS > Vol.10 No.3, July 2020

Open Journal of Marine Science

Volume 10, Issue 3 (July 2020)

ISSN Print: 2161-7384 ISSN Online: 2161-7392

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Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol) Consumption Frequency in Terengganu, Malaysia ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojms.2020.103011 614 Downloads 2,065 Views Citations

Author(s)

Norhazirah Abdul Aziz¹, Adiana Ghazali¹, Kamaruzzaman Bin Yunus², Zurahanim Fasha Annual³, Ali Ahmad⁴, Ong Meng Chuan^1,5,6*

Affiliation(s)

¹Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.
²Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.
³Environmental Health Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁴Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Chendering, Malaysia.
⁵Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.
⁶Ocean Pollution and Ecotoxicology (OPEC) Research Group, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT

In Terengganu, Longtail tuna or Thunnus tonggol is one of the most popular marine fishes landed by fishermen and has a high demand among customers. This species often served with a unique local delicacy called Nasi Dagang and Ikan Singgang, one of the favourite meals during breakfast by local communities. Since people have always consumed this species, therefore this study aims to identify the consumption rate of this species among Terengganu people. Specifically, this survey data obtained from 124 respondents, ages ranged from 15 to 60 years old from five districts in Terengganu, including Besut, Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu, Hulu Terengganu, and Kemaman. Generally, the estimated amount of this species consumption is 239.7 g per person and 1.83 times per week. From the formula calculated, the amount of this species consumed by one person is 437.4 g/person/week. This value can use to calculate the permissible tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) to estimate the intake of pollutants, such as heavy metals in the human body.

KEYWORDS

Thunnus tonggol, Consumption, South China Sea, PTWI

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Aziz, N. , Ghazali, A. , Yunus, K. , Annual, Z. , Ahmad, A. and Chuan, O. (2020) Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol) Consumption Frequency in Terengganu, Malaysia. Open Journal of Marine Science, 10, 141-148. doi: 10.4236/ojms.2020.103011.

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