Throughout 2021, Indonesian government will take 112 violations of quarantine and fish biosafety

Published 2021년 12월 16일

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The Fish Quarantine Agency, Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BKIPM) of Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, in partnership with other stakeholders, has successfully prevented 112 quarantine and fish biological safety violations across the country in 2021, thereby preserving the value of the fish resource by an estimated Rp 192 billion. These violations were related to lobster, crab, and ornamental fish. Concurrently, the BKIPM is implementing quality control measures in 266 locations across 80 districts/cities to ensure the quality of marine and fishery products, a move that has seen these products reaching 171 of the 195 UN member countries. As of November 2021, over 3,203 fish processing units and farm businesses have been registered for export to various countries, with 343 new registrations for exports to Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Canada, and China in 2021.

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Reporter: Vendy Yhulia Susanto | Editor: Yudho Winarto KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Fish Quarantine Agency, Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BKIPM) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) together with relevant stakeholders have taken action against violations of quarantine and fish biological safety. There were at least 112 cases of violations recorded throughout 2021. Head of BKIPM Rina said, from the side of supervision, 46 technical implementing units (UPT) of BKIPM in synergy with law enforcement agencies have taken action against 112 cases of violations that occurred throughout Indonesia. As a result, Rp 192 billion of fish resource value (SDI) was saved. The cases of violations involved lobster, crab, and ornamental/live fish commodities. "Our synergy with other law enforcement agencies is getting stronger, this is shown by saving the value of SDI reaching Rp 192 billion," Rina said in a virtual press conference, Thursday (16/12). Not only ...

Source: Kontan