Aquaculture subsector is now a major barometer
to support the national fisheries development, along with the phenomenon that
capture fish production showed a stagnant trend and even declining production
from year to year. This has become a major challenge for the Directorate
General of Aquaculture in realizing aquaculture as the spearhead in moving the
national economy and food security. In an effort to realize the great
expectation, a strategic policy implemented by cooperation and synergy of all
aquaculture stakeholders is required.
Slamet Subijakto, Director General of
Aquaculture of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, in Jakarta on
Monday (5/6), that the government has set a policy direction in order to
increase aquaculture production. Citing data of the Ministry of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries, aquaculture production up to the first quarter of 2013 reached
2,250,000 tons. This achievement is higher than the production in the first
quarter of last year amounted to 2,032,000 tons. The Ministry of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries is setting target of aquaculture production in 2013 at 13.09
million tons. This target is higher than the 2012 target of 9.4 million tons.
Slamet said that to achieve the target, the
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries should at least prepare four
strategies and superior fish parents. The use of technology for intensive,
efficient, and profitable cultivation. Integrating different commodities and
utilizing water reservoirs. He explained that aquaculture development strategy is
also implemented through science-based production, productivity that will serve
as the accelerator of national aquaculture production systems oriented to
global and local market trends.
According to Slamet, to be able to produce
food, particularly aquaculture products that meet the quality requirements are
not enough to rely solely on final on final testing in the laboratory. But,
there should also be a Quality Assurance System through the application of CBIB
(good fish farming practices) since the pre-production to post-production.
Slamet added that through the efforts made by the government. The European
Commission has revoked CD 220/20120 on compulsory testing of antibiotic
residues of Indonesian aquaculture products entering the European Union in November
2012. “With the removal of this rule, Indonesian aquaculture products will be
easier to enter the European Union market which will increase foreign exchange
revenue”, said Salmet.
Citing data of the Ministry of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries, Fisheries GDP growth in 2011 – 2012 reached 6. %. The Fisheries
GDP growth is higher than the national GDP growth of 6.23% and well above the
agricultural GDP growth at only 3.97%. Meanwhile, fisheries production in 2012
reached 15. 26 million tons, where capture fisheries production accounted for
5.81 million tons and aquaculture production 9.45 million tons. This
achievement has exceeded the target set in 2012 which amounted to 14.86 million
tons.
Slamet said that the value of fishery export in
2012 reached USD3.93 billion, up 11.62% over the previous year, while the value
of imports of fishery products declined by 15.43%. Thus, there was a surplus in
the fisheries trade balance of USD3.52 billion, or 81.11% at the time the
national trade balance showed a deficit of – USD1.33 billion. Level of fish
consumption per capita also showed an encouraging development, in 2010-2012 an
average increase of 5.44% per year. In 2012, the achievement level of fish
consumption reached 33.89 kg/capita or 102.26% of the target set in the
previous year at 33.14kg/capita. (E)
Business News - May 8, 2013
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