Minister Of KKP Trenggono: 5-10 Years In The Future Indonesia Implements Cultivation As A Substitute For Fishing

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

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said, in the next five to 10 years, Indonesia must implement the concept of a blue economy by reducing the number of fishing and replacing it with cultivation.

"The development of the blue economy, especially in the Indonesian fisheries sector, where in the next five or 10 years the arrests must decrease, but cultivation must increase," Trenggono was quoted as saying in Tual City, Maluku, quoted from Antara, Monday, June 3.

Trenggono said that cultivation must continue to be encouraged. Fishermen who can do fishing traditionally are asked to develop new ways so that the catch has standards.

Furthermore, when fishermen already have good standards and quality of fish, the opportunity to export is wider.

"Now we have to live in traditional, because of the cultivation in the fisheries sector, we are still very weak. Apart from the traditional method, we also don't have the best practice standards," said Trenggono.

However, Trenggono said, there are still many things that need to be addressed before increasing cultivation in Indonesia. One of them is in terms of fish feed.

According to Trenggono, currently, the feed for fish is still 100 percent imported. It is hoped that in the future Indonesia can produce feed for fish itself.

Trenggono said that the Indonesian fisheries industry has enormous potential to develop. Coupled with the concept of a more sustainable blue economy.

"Our fish is still in surplus to this day. Hopefully in the future this will be our strength," he said.