JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) claims to have saved the state's losses from illegal fishing activities' amounting to Rp. 16 trillion during 2020-2025.
"So we can save Rp. 16 trillion from illegal fishing losses from 2020-2025. The perpetrators of illegal fishing who were arrested the most, one of them was from North Sulawesi or in Biak," said Director General of Marine Resources and Fisheries (PSDKP) of the KKPP, Pung Nugroho Saksono in Manado, Friday, May 8, reported by ANTARA.
During this period, he said, a total of 1,140 ships were successfully arrested in surveillance operations.
The current KKP policy for illegal fishing vessels that already have legal force is confiscated by the state and the minister's policy is no longer sunk.
"Now it turns out to be more useful when given to fishermen. These boats are still good, still usable," he said.
The hope at that time was that when it was sunk, it would have a deterrent effect, but it turned out not to be, because until now, fish theft from foreign countries is still happening.
"The minister has a breakthrough in providing surveillance boats to fishermen to improve their welfare," he said.
Pung added that the blue economic policy is an important direction of the KPP in maintaining the sustainability of the marine ecosystem, as well as improving the welfare of fishermen.
One of the challenges in managing marine and fisheries resources, he said, was illegal fishing by foreign vessels, especially in Sulawesi to Biak.
"Well, there are quite a lot," he said.
KKP, he continued, never left the sea because the personnel took turns performing surveillance duties.
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