Indonesia: The policy on lobster seed exports is considered neglectful by local breeders

Reporter: Leni Wandira | Editor: Noverius Laoli KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has given a signal that it will reopen the export of lobster seeds to Vietnam. Executive Director of the Center for Maritime Studies for Humanity, Abdul Halim, believes that this policy will only cause losses for the country. And what's worse is the impact on local fry cultivators. According to him, most of the lobster stocks in Indonesian waters have experienced over-exploitation. He said the government should try to restore marine and fisheries resources, rather than opening the export tap for fry. "Efforts that need to be made are to restore marine and fisheries resources in national waters," said Abdul when contacted by Kontan, Sunday (14/1). In fact, the fry export policy contradicts the results of a study by the National Commission for the Study of Fish Resources or Komnas Kajiskan. According to the results of the Komnas Kajiskan study (see Minister ...