Indonesian Fishermen's Union agrees to delay measurable fishing

Reporter: Lailatul Anisah | Editor: Yudho Winarto KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Indonesian Fishermen's Union (SNI) agreed to postpone the quota-based measured fishing (PIT) policy to 2025. SNI Secretary General Budi Laksana believes that this PIT policy is still confusing for fishermen. His party also said that socialization regarding the technical implementation so far has also been less than transparent and it has never been clear about what benefits fishermen get from PIT. "Socialization so far has never been clear, that's why among fishermen themselves there is confusion as to what PIT is meant by the government," explained Budi to Kontan.co.id, Wednesday (13/12). Budi admitted that until now his party had never been told how to get a quota by implementing PIT, including in terms of licensing. Even though the PIT rules have been lowered some time ago. Apart from that, he also assessed that coordination between the central and regional governments was still not on the same page. ...