KKP Promotes International Collaboration To Combat Fish Theft

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is promoting international collaborations such as with countries in the Regional Plan of Action to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (RPOA-IUU) and also the G20.

"The member countries of the RPOA-IUUF and the G20 gathered to encourage the implementation of responsible fisheries standards," said Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono as quoted by Antara, Friday, June 10.

The members of the RPAO-IUU consist of ASEAN countries, Australia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea.

He said that his party encouraged the RPOA-IUU and the G20 countries to implement responsible fisheries standards in preventing the practice of IUU fishing.

This, according to him, is an affirmation of the KKP's active role in the international arena in sponsoring the eradication of illegal fishing.

"Coinciding with the G20 presidency, this is the right example for Indonesia's G20 theme, namely 'Recover together, Rise Together' where the world can be connected to each other to overcome IUU fishing problems," said the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Trenggono also said that the measured fishing policy, which is one of his three priority programs, is specifically designed so that the utilization of marine and fishery resources really pays attention to the aspects and carrying capacity of marine and fishery resources, so that the hope is that these resources can be used sustainably. .

"This is a common guideline that all countries in the world have a shared responsibility in implementing sustainable fisheries management and eradicating IUUF," said Trenggono.

Meanwhile, the Director General for Supervision of Marine and Fishery Resources, Rear Admiral Adin Nurawaluddin, explained that Indonesia as a regional RPOA-IUU Secretariat is committed to eradicating the practice of IUU fishing with various efforts.

One of them is through strengthening supervision by not providing space for illegal fishing practices, as evidenced by the arrest of 73 fishing vessels that carry Indonesian flags and foreign-flagged vessels from Malaysia and the Philippines during 2022.

"Indonesia has adopted the provisions of The 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) in national laws and regulations, and we are committed to continuing to eradicate IUU Fishing," said Adin.