Minister Of KKP Susi Pudjiastuti Calls Eating Fish Prevent Stunting In Today's Memory, February 3, 2017

Susi Pudjiastuti, who once served as Minister of KKP from the 2014-2019 era. (BBC Indonesia)

JAKARTA Memories of today, seven years ago, February 3, 2017, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Susi Pudjiastuti said eating fish is a powerful strategy to prevent stunting. Susi considers fish to be a source of cheap and affordable nutritious food.

The narrative was conveyed by Susi when she attended a public lecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Previously, Susi was concerned that the fish consumption rate in Indonesia was too small from a country like Japan. This problem became ironic in the midst of abundant marine potential.

Consumption of Indonesian people's fish is considered low. This condition makes many parties concerned, especially the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti. He considers the low consumption of fish like a big problem amidst the potential wealth of Indonesia's oceans.

The low number for him could not be forgiven. Susi also continued the KKP breakthrough which invited the Indonesian people to like to eat fish. The movement is known as Gemarikan (The Community Food and Fish Movement).

Susi continues to socialize for the movement. All because of the fact that the consumption of Indonesian people's fish is far behind the Japanese state. A country that incidentally has a lower population growth rate than Indonesia.

Susi wants the Indonesian people to make maximum use of the potential of the Indonesian sea. Mainly, fish that incidentally source nutritious food. He doesn't want foreigners who actually take advantage of the Indonesian oceans.

The live act that made Susi continue to struggle to keep the Indonesian sea entered by illegal fishing vessels from abroad. Whoever is caught making illegal arrests will be processed. The person was arrested, the ship sank.

Everything is done so that the Indonesian people can manage and consume the wealth of the Indonesian oceans. Alias, the wealth of the land is used as much as possible for the benefit of the people. This support is shown by various programs that are pro-local fishermen.

"The regulations made from illegal fishing that we are cracking, the results are extraordinary. A total of 5,000-7,000 ships have left Indonesian waters and recorded the largest closing of illegal fishing success in the world," said Susi as quoted by the Liputan page., February 13, 2015.

Susi continues to voice a message for eating fish. In fact, when he attended a public lecture as well as the signing of the MOU between the KKP and ITB regarding the application of science and technology as well as community service in the marine and fisheries sector in the West Hall of ITB on February 3, 2017.

Susi also considers stunting to be strange. It is strange in the midst of abundant marine wealth, but there are still Indonesian children whose growth is unhealthy due to malnutrition (stunting).

Susi considers the Indonesian oceans to be a non-hypothemal resource or biological resource. Fish can also be a nutritious food resource. In fact, fish can be a "fort" to prevent stunting.

Students are also asked to start consuming a lot of fish for daily nutritious food sources. Small fishermen's welfare affairs will be taken care of. Susi promised to prosper small fishermen so that they continue to go to sea and fish catch more and more.

"Why is that? Because people cannot live just by becoming small fishermen. They (if they are not prosperous) choose their luck to go to the city by becoming urban workers who eventually get a much lower level of life.

"Because in cities, these people will live inappropriately in cardboard boxes, railroad tracks, and even under bridges. While in their village, at least they still have their own homes," said Susi as quoted on the ITB page the day after, February 4, 2017.