Biak Supply 1.7 Tons Of Fresh Tuna Fish To The Japanese Market

Fishermen show tuna catch in Biak waters, Papua. (ANTARA)

The Integrated Fisheries Marine Center (SKPT) of Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, has started exporting 1.7 tons of fresh tuna to Japan since early March 2023.

Head of the Biak Numfor Fisheries Service, Effendi Igrissa, said that the export of fresh tuna to Narita, Japan will be carried out every week and carried out through Frans Kaisiepo Biak International Airport.

Effendi added that the demand for fresh tuna exports to Japan has reopened in March 2023. He hopes that with more frequent flight frequencies from Frans Kaisiepo International Airport, it can increase the number of fresh tuna exports to Narita, Japan.

"SKPT Biak and the Fisheries Service continue to encourage an increase in the export value of tuna fish in terms of quantity or quantity," he said in Biak, Papua, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, March 11.

Two domestic flights, namely Garuda Indonesia every Thursday and Lion Air every day, have served exports of fresh tuna from Frans Kaisiepo International Airport.

Effendi said that the Biak Numfor SKPT together with investor partners continue to take advantage of the export opportunities for fresh tuna to Japan. With an increase in the number of exports of fresh tuna, it is hoped that it can increase state revenues from export results.

Based on data, the WPP Catching Area 717 in Biak Numfor waters has the potential for fresh tuna type Yellow Fins of around 800 tons/year with an estimated state foreign exchange income of IDR 17 trillion/year.