Minister Of KP: Sea Sand Can Be Exported As Long As The Country's Needs Are Fulfilled

DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said that sea sand exports could be carried out on condition that the sand was the result of sedimentation and domestic needs had been met.

"This is a government regulation (PP) Number 26 of 2023 concerning Management of sedimentation Results in the Sea, the goal is to meet domestic reclamation needs, that there are remaining to be taken abroad, go ahead if the study team says that this sedimentation is permissible (export), please," Trenggono said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 31.

As for the future, in the process of utilizing the results of sea sand sedimentation, a study team will determine, while in the process of extracting marine sand requires special techniques and technology so as not to damage corals or corals on the seabed.

"After the study team has formed, it is decided, please review it where the sedimentation in Indonesia and how many, it is allowed to be used (domestic needs and exports), sand extraction should not be arbitrary, insanely it should not be with special technology," he explained.

For information, the study team is said to consist of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Transportation, Center for Hydro-Oceanography, academics, and non-governmental organizations related to the environment.

PP Number 26 of 2023 concerning Management of sedimentation Results in the Sea allows sea sand to be exported abroad.

Hal ini tercantum dalam Pasal 9 ayat 2, pemanfaatan sedimentasi berupa pasir laut digunakan untuk reklamasi di dalam negeri, pembangunan infrastruktur pemerintah, pembangunan prasarana oleh pelaku usaha dan/atau ekspor sepanjang kebutuhan dalam negeri terpenuhi dan sesuai dengan ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan.

Then the allocation of domestic sea sand will be subject to non-tax state revenue (PNBP) costs, while exports will be subject to higher PNBP costs. Meanwhile, technical regulations will be further regulated in the Ministerial Regulation which is currently being prepared.

The PNBP, continued Trenggono, will be used in the development of the marine and fisheries sector.