The government of china admitted they still had difficulty in
restricting import of shark’s fin form Indonesia, although it was still at the
stage of pleading to consumers in china. The market mechanism, where supply and
demand could be highly varied applied in china, including the case of shark’s
fin trading. Consumption of shark’s fin was high as consumers’ preference was
high prohibited [trading of shark’s fin]. China’s minister agriculture told me
personally on the occasion of the Indian Ocean tuna commission [IOTC] In
Mauritius. We would collaborate with the government of china in regard to
IOTC’s resolution.” Agus Budiman, Director of fishery resource, ministry or maritime
and fishery [KPP] disclosed to business news [21/5].
The government of china claimed they did not permit trading of shark’s
fin meanwhile import restrictions by quota did not automatically stop
transactions among buyers and sellers in china. Meanwhile in Indonesia
government, represented by KKP would continue to coordinate restriction of
sharks wish fishery divisions offices in the provinces, regencies and cities.
“We will constantly restrict sharks catching through coordination with the
provincial government, regencies and cities especially in West Nusa Tenggara
and East Nusa Tenggara’ Agus remarked.
In regard to fish catching activities, IOTC was constantly restricting
exploitations of turtles and some other mammalian. The Indonesian government
was expected to be consistent about complying to IOTC rules. : “There are some
resolutions that we must follow.”
One rule about exploitation of scarce species was in releasing catch.
Fishermen were not permitted to catch species categorized as “protected”. Even
if the catch was not deliberate, fishermen must release them back to the sea.
“If they were caught dead, the catch must not be cut, they must remain as a
whole on board” Agus said.
So KKP would renew data of small boats belonging to fishermen I relation
to permit to be issued by the authorities of province, regencies and cities.
The problem with exploitation of sharks was that the shark’s fin was only one
percent of the entire physical appearance of the fish, so 99 percent had to be
disposed off. The problem in Indonesia was that sharks were constantly hunted,
and 99% of shark was not thrown away about consumed. Some fishermen skinned the
shark and salted them. “No part of sharks is wasted in Indonesia, but the
international world is worried if exploitation was let to happen, soon sharks
would extinct” Agus remarked.
The amount of shark’s eggs was also diminishing. In fact sharks are
environmental balancer underneath the sea. If there were any species of the eco
system which was disease-infected, sharks would be predators to the infected
species. Sharks were the highest carnivore species at sea. Meaning sharks could
balance up eco system of the sea so life at sea resource could continue. “The
effect of epidemic could be neutralized as the infected species were swallowed
by sharks’ Agus was quoted as saying.
Pursuant to the above, in the future KKP planned to release ministerial
regulation. Sharks would be categorized as IRS or species. Some directorates
like the directorate of fish types, fish resources and all related to IRS
processing and environment would procure technical data for this regulation,
“so restriction of sharks trading would be effective. In this case we will
surely coordinate with the ministry of trade” Agus said.
In parallel, KKP was fighting illegal fishing, i.e. unreported and
unregulated fishing or IUU intensively. Controlling operations was exercised
simultaneously in western or eastern Indonesia. The controller ship of KKP
under the command of the Directorate General of Sea Resources Control [PSDKP]
in May 2013 succeeded to arrest five foreign fisherman’s boat, who illegal
trespassed Indonesian waters and did fish stealing.
“IUU fishing practices disadvantaged Indonesia. The illegal entry of
foreign fishermen’s boats was most disadvantageous to local fisherman and posed
a threat to the management of marine and fishery resources” the ministry of
maritime and fishery Sharif G. Sutardjo disclosed to business news [20/5].
Illegal fishing and destructive fishing must be regarded as
extraordinary crime because they clearly destructed marine and fishery
resources. Such practices caused extraordinary loss to the people’s social
economic system. “I express my appreciation for the performance of sea security
guards who succeeded in arresting 2 Vietnamese fish boats and 1 Malaysian fish
boats in their operations in the western zone and 1 Philippine-flagged fish
boats caught in the Eastern zone.
The successful operation run by KKP was prove that fish stealing by
foreign boats in Indonesian water frequently happened. Even through 2012 KKP
had examined 4,326 fishermen’s boats, of which the number of ships arrested
numbered 112 ships, allegedly breaking the law, 70 of which were foreign ships
and 42 of them Indonesian flagged ships. “Even over the past 8 years, KKP had
examined 20,064 fishermen’s boat. Of the number, those brought to court came to
714 boats. Meanwhile Indonesian fishermen doing IUU were 563 boats” (SS)
Business News - May 24,2013
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