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8th Sep 10

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Indonesia

Indonesian fisheries are complex and diverse, reflecting the country's diverse geographic characteristics, and great variations in species and population densities.

The shallow waters around the western area including Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan produce about two-thirds of the total fish catch. This area is densely populated and local demand is high. Trawling has been banned in this area following conflict between trawlers and small-scale fishermen. In recognition of the imbalance in development between the western and eastern parts of Indonesia, development priorities are directed to the eastern part.

In the Arafura Sea there is commercial fishing for penaeid shrimps, and further afield in deeper waters large-scale operations focus on tuna and skipjack fisheries. Many small-scale fishermen are confined to coral reefs using lines, traps, beach seine or lift nets. Small scale operations produce about 94.6% of total marine fisheries production. The industrial fisheries, however, contribute considerably more in value terms, since they are focused on high-value shrimp and tuna stocks.

Fisheries management is the responsibility of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, which has the stated aim of managing the marine ecosystem in a sustainable manner. The government has made considerable efforts to improve the existing monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) system. However, effective management of fisheries is difficult to achieve, particularly because of the lack of enforcement capabilities. At the provincial level, fisheries management is not often given sufficient priority.

Indonesian fishers are frequently in the news due to their incursions into Australian waters. The governments of the two countries are working together to reduce these illegal activities and the recent hardline approach taken by Australia appears to have been successful.

documents (9)
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documents

When Fishing Turns Deadly - The Environmental and Social Impacts of Illegal Trawling in North Sumatra.
09/06/2009
This report states that it has been estimated that widespread illegal trawling has resulted in a 40% decrease in catch per fisher in the Malacca Strai ...
Author: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)

An Assessment of the Marine Turtle Products Trade in Viet Nam
23/05/2009
The authors of the report say that marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam's waters and illegal trade is largely to blame. Large marine turtle ...
Author: TRAFFIC / WWF

Analysis of Expected Consequences for Developing Countries of the IUU Fishing Proposed Regulation and Identification of Measures Needed to Implement the Regulation - Phase 2
04/05/2009
This report describes the findings of an evaluation of the expected impacts of Council Regulation (EC) No.1005/2008 of 29th September 2008 establishin ...
Author: European Commission

Study and Analysis of the Status of IUU Fishing in the SADC Region and an Estimate of the Economic, Social and Biological Impacts
01/05/2008
The study explores and helps to quantify the magnitude and types of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern African Developm ...
Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

Case Study on the Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in the Sulawesi Sea
01/04/2008
This report provides an analysis of the nature and extent of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Sulawesi Sea, including their ec ...
Author: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Fisheries Working Group

Enmeshed: Australia and Southeast Asia‘s Fisheries
11/12/2007
Southeast Asia‘s oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk, leading to more illegal incurs ...
Author: Lowry Institute, Australia (Dr Meryl Williams)

Enmeshed: Australia and Southeast Asia‘s Fisheries
07/11/2007
Southeast Asia‘s oceans are fast running out of fish, putting the livelihoods of up to 100 million people at risk, leading to more illegal incurs ...
Author: Lowy Institute (Dr Meryl Williams)

Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices (including Combating IUU Fishing) in the Region
04/05/2007
The Fisheries Ministers of 10 countries - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, T ...
Author: Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC)

Adequacy of Indonesian Laws and Regulations to Combat IUU Fishing: An Evaluation of the New Law on Fisheries
27/04/2005
The Indonesian Government introduced a new law in 2004 (Law No. 31) to tackle IUU fishing. This paper assesses the adequacy of the new law to address ...
Author: Agoes ER, Padjadjaran University, Bandung

events

World Ocean Conference 2009
11/05/2009
The World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 is forum for the world community to discuss current issues in the marine field which are related to climate chan

APFIC Regional Consultative workshop on Capacity Reduction and IUU Fishing
13/06/2007
Click here for the papers and other information from the workshop held on 13-15 June 200

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Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC)

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Coral Triangle Initiative On Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security
The Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) is centered around high-level political commitments and proactive implementation by governments of the Coral Triangle area. It is supported by the private sector, international agencies and NGO partners. CTI aims ot provide a major contribution toward safeguarding the region’s marine and coastal biological resources for the sustainable growth and prosperity of current and future generations. The countries involved in CTI are Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDC)
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1967 for the purpose of promoting sustainable fisheries development in the region. Its current Member Countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. SEAFDEC undertakes research on appropriate fishery technologies, trains fisheries technicians, and disseminates fisheries information.

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news

presentations

Managing Fishing Capacity and IUU Fishing in Indonesia
13/06/2007

Author:
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia

profiles

Peter Eade
I can help to design and provide Monitoring Control and Surveillance solutions (including VMS) for Fisheries Authorities worlwide. ...

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