Small-Scale Fishermen Depend on a Healthy and Just Sea A sustainable sea is key to the livelihood of millions of small-scale fishermen in Indonesia. Rep: Muhammad Nursyamsi/ Red: Gita Amanda

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Secretary General of the People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice (Kiara) Susan Herawati said the expanse of Indonesian seas reaches more than 70 percent of the total area of Indonesia. Indonesia's position is also very strategic because it is located on the equator and between two continents and two oceans. "This makes Indonesia have a high biodiversity, both on land and in the sea," said Susan when contacted by Republika in Jakarta some time ago. Susan conveyed that the number of fishermen in 2023 was recorded as 2,773,538 people. However, to date, the data on the number of fishermen has not separated between industrial fishermen and small-scale and/or traditional fishermen. According to Law No. 7 of 2016, the category of small fishermen is those who catch fish to meet daily living needs, both those who do not use fishing vessels and those who use fishing vessels with a maximum size of 10 (ten) GT. However, continued Susan, the category of small GT ...