Source: Kompas
The Indonesian government is seeking the release of six traditional fishermen from South Sulawesi caught by Timor Leste police some time ago. "We will not stay idle with regard to the arrest of our fishermen by police in the neighboring country," Marine Resources and Fisheries Minister Sharif C Sutardjo said here on Saturday. He said efforts would be made to open communication with the Timor Leste government.
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The Indonesian government is seeking the release of six traditional fishermen from South Sulawesi caught by Timor Leste police some time ago. "We will not stay idle with regard to the arrest of our fishermen by police in the neighboring country," Marine Resources and Fisheries Minister Sharif C Sutardjo said here on Saturday. He said efforts would be made to open communication with the Timor Leste government.
The price of fish as raw materials for processing industries surged month-on-month due to supply shortage. E.F. Hamidy, Chairman of Indonesian Boiled Fish Entrepreneurs Association (Asosiasi Pengusaha Pindang Ikan Indonesia), said this will cause selling price to the consumers to increase.The Association’s members in all provinces have raw materials stock shortage and they must buy them at a higher price.
Indonesia’s vast maritime territory is potentially home to more than half a million marine species, but a global census shows that only a negligible proportion of this valuable food source is being exploited. “According to the Census of Marine Life, there are nearly a million marine biota in the sea worldwide, but of these how many do we depend on for food?” said Tonny Wagey, a senior researcher at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry’s research and development agency.
The government says it will allocate Rp 1 trillion (US$109 million) to develop sea transportation and maritime infrastructure in eastern Indonesia this year. “We will develop ship transportation facilities and ports for islands in Papua, Maluku, North Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara. The ships will connect islands in those provinces to facilitate communication and connectivity,” Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa said.
State-owned seaport operator PT Pelindo IV needs Rp 150 billion (US$ 16.3 million) to fund the expansion of the cargo dock at the Soekarno-Hatta port in Makassar, South Selawesi. Pelindo IV president director Harry Sutanto said Thursday that the dock’s expansion was aimed at reducing the queuing times for cargo ships moored at the port.
Hundreds of Pallette residents in Bone have threatened to shut down all access to the tourist sites in Pallette. Pallette is a conservation area, which means the residents cannot own land there even if they have lived there for generations.Bone Provincial House of Representatives (DPRD) spokesman Andi Pangerang, asked that Pallette be excluded from the protected forest area.
National shrimp production is estimated to be sufficient to fulfill raw materials requirement of national shrimp processing industry. Iwan Sutanto, Head of Shrimp Club Indonesia, said the production may arrive at 400 thousand tons this year, while raw materials requirement is estimated at 297,687 tons. Farmers ask the government not to open shrimp import in order to maintain domestic shrimp price.
Ministry of Maritime and Fishery Affairs estimates 2.48 million tons raw materials requirement for fish processing industry this year, a 24.62 percent increase from 1.99 million tons year-on-year (YOY). Victor Nikijluluw, Director General of Fishery Products Management and Marketing at the Ministry, said the increment is supported by additional fish processing units and the government's policy which will be focused on national fish processing industrialization.
