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Fishing Industry Indonesia: Leading Tuna Producer, Concern about Overfishing

Indonesia has become one of the largest - if not the largest - tuna producing
countries around the globe. It is estimated that Indonesia supplies about one million
tons of the saltwater finfish per year or 16 percent of the world's total tuna supply. As
such, the tuna fishing industry has become a vital component of Indonesia's fishing
industry and an increasingly important foreign exchange earner within the overall
economy. Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Maritime and Fisheries, is confident that
Indonesia will enhance its key role in the world's tuna industry.

However, Pudjiastuti added that the main challenges in Indonesia's tuna

industry include the conservation of tuna resources as only 66 percent of total tuna
fishing in Indonesia is conducted while taking into account the sustainability of tuna
resources. The remainder is fished beyond ecologically safe limits, for example
because the fish is caught faster than populations can reproduce (overfishing).
Pudjiastuti added that another key challenge in Indonesia's tuna industry is to become
a global supplier for the whole range of upstream to downstream tuna products.

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago and therefore it controls a huge

area of (fish-rich) seas and waters. Narmoko Prasmadji, Director General of Captured
Fisheries within the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry, agreed with Minister Pudjiastuti
saying that a key challenge for Indonesia is to safeguard the sustainability of its fish
resources, particularly the tuna resources. Currently, Indonesia's tuna resources are
already being over-exploited. To change this situation Prasmadji says a new tuna
management plan needs to be designed.

The issue of sustainable tuna fishing is one of the subjects that is discussed at
the 2nd Bali Tuna Conference and 5th International Coastal Tuna Business Forum
(both events are combined into a two-day program), hosted by Indonesias Maritime
and Fisheries Ministry with support from the International Pole & Line Foundation
(IPNLF). The event takes place at the Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel in Bali between
19-20 May 2016.
 Since President Joko Widodo and Minister of Maritime and Fisheries Susi
Pudjiastuti were inaugurated in October 2014, Indonesia has embarked on a
progressive (some may say aggressive) and forward thinking strategy to defend,
promote and expand the countrys small-scale fisheries while tackling illegal fishing
activities (in Indonesian media there have been many reports about illegal foreign
vessels - usually originating from Malaysia, Thailand or Vietnam - having been
destroyed after crews were detained by Indonesian forces).

Tuna fishing in Indonesia is conducted in the waters of the Eastern Indian

Ocean (contributing 20 percent to Indonesia's total commercial tuna production) and
the Western Central Pacific Ocean (contributing nearly 80 percent to total commercial
tuna production). However, most local fishermen still use traditional fishing techniques
as well as equipment. This gives rise to inefficient fishing and therefore the full potential
of the fishery sector has not been tapped yet.

After shrimp, tuna is the most important export product of Indonesia in terms of
fishery products. The main markets for Indonesian tuna are Japan, the USA, Thailand
and the European Union. Meanwhile, other key tuna producing countries are the
Philippines, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Spain.

Source: www.indonesia-investments.com
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1) It is estimated that Indonesia supplies about one million tons of the saltwater
finfish per year or 16 percent of the world's total tuna supply. (line 2)
2) However, Pudjiastuti added that the main challenges in Indonesia's tuna tuna
(line 8)
3) fishing in Indonesia is conducted while taking into account the sustainability of
tuna resources. (line 10)
4) The remainder is fished beyond ecologically safe limits, for example (line 11)
5) because the fish is caught faster than populations can reproduce (overfishing).
(line 12)
6) area of (fish-rich) seas and waters. Narmoko Prasmadji, Director General of
Captured (line16)
7) Fisheries within the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry, agreed with Minister
Pudjiastuti (line 17)
8) Currently, Indonesia's tuna resources are already being over-exploited. (line
20)
9) management plan needs to be designed. (line 21)
10) The issue of sustainable tuna fishing is one of the subjects that is discussed at
(line 22)
11) (both events are combined into a two-day program), hosted by Indonesias
Maritime (line 24)
12) Pudjiastuti were inaugurated in October 2014, Indonesia has embarked on a
(line 29)
13) vessels - usually originating from Malaysia, Thailand or Vietnam - having been
destroyed after crews were detained by Indonesian forces). (line 33)
14) Tuna fishing in Indonesia is conducted in the waters of the Eastern Indian (line
35)
15) This gives rise to inefficient fishing and therefore the full potential of the fishery
sector has not been tapped yet. (line 39)