KKP's strategy to keep snapper and grouper sustainable when demand is high in Indonesia

My Agriculture — Demand for snapper and grouper in the market is high, causing the intensity of fishing for these two commodities to increase. Seeing this situation, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) collaborated with the Nusantara Nature Conservation Foundation (YKAN) and USAID Indonesia to keep snapper and grouper sustainable. Director of Fish Resource Management at the Directorate General of Capture Fisheries at KKP, Ridwan Mulyana, emphasized that the government is committed to supporting the sustainability of the snapper and grouper fisheries sector by considering the ecological and economic values of their use. One of the ongoing efforts is the implementation of the Harvest Strategy. "Currently we are focusing on implementing the blue economy through scalable fishing. That is quantitatively measuring the fisheries business system from upstream to downstream," said Ridwan as quoted from the kkp.go.id page. Measured fishing will apply a quota system since ...