Maintain Marine Sustainability, RI-South Korea Develops Environmentally Friendly Waste Management Technology

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will work together to develop environmentally friendly waste management technology.

This is one of the focuses in the cooperation that will be carried out with Pusan National University, South Korea through the establishment of an environmentally friendly marine technology cooperation center.

Director General of Marine Space Management of KKP Victor Gustaaf Manoppo admitted that he was concerned about the condition of marine and plastic waste that threatens the health of marine, industrial and public biodiversity. Therefore, marine and plastic waste is a global issue that must be handled by involving various parties and countries.

"Sea and plastic waste reduction is relevant to one of the KKP's blue economy policies, namely cleaning the oceans through the participation of fishermen, we call it the Sea Love Month program," he said in a press release today, Sunday, June 4.

Victor explained that this collaboration is the first step to explore further how to create healthier oceans through the use of technology that can reduce marine debris and plastics.

"This can contribute to marine environmental conservation, the use of sustainable marine resources and the achievement of national targets to overcome the volume of plastic waste," he said.

On the same occasion, Pusan University President Jeong In Cha revealed that the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center is an example of an environmentally friendly ship to collect and process marine debris floating in the sea.

The Hydrogen Ship Technology Center (HSTC) submitted this agreement to Pusan National University, and Professor Jae Myung Lee as head of the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center received administrative and financial support from the government for resources and development in the hydrogen ship sector. In addition, the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center is attracting great attention at home and abroad because it promotes development projects and is an example of an environmentally friendly ship collecting and processing floating marine debris," he explained.

In the future, Pusan National University will make various efforts to strengthen joint research at the international level in the field of engineering, environmental and marine. PNU will also hold student exchanges or cooperation in the development of maritime policies and environmentally friendly policies.

"I hope that Korea and Indonesia can maintain partnerships that will contribute to the international community, such as solving marine debris problems, through future cooperation," he concluded.