Special Coverage on World Food Day (Part 2) From Sea to Table, Diving into the Potential of the Sea for Food Security Policies for the management of marine resources have yet to favor small-scale fishermen. Rep: Muhammad Nursyamsi/ Red: Gita Amanda
Published 2025년 10월 16일
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Secretary General of the People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice (Kiara) Susan Herawati said the number of fishermen in Indonesia is 2,773,538 people (data from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries 2024), but this data has not separated between industrial fishermen and small-scale or traditional fishermen.
Based on Law number 7 of 2016, the number of small fishing vessels in Indonesia in 2023 is 775,449 units or about 92.7 percent of the total of 836,733 vessels in Indonesia. "So in the context of fishermen, it is the small-scale fishermen who dominate the number of fishermen in Indonesia," Susan told Republika.
Susan said that healthy and accessible (not privatized) sea conditions play an important role as a strategic food source that sustains small fishermen. Thus, small fishermen can meet the food needs, especially the animal protein needed by the nation.
"Small fishermen are very dependent on healthy and accessible seas to ensure their food security..."
Based on Law number 7 of 2016, the number of small fishing vessels in Indonesia in 2023 is 775,449 units or about 92.7 percent of the total of 836,733 vessels in Indonesia. "So in the context of fishermen, it is the small-scale fishermen who dominate the number of fishermen in Indonesia," Susan told Republika.
Susan said that healthy and accessible (not privatized) sea conditions play an important role as a strategic food source that sustains small fishermen. Thus, small fishermen can meet the food needs, especially the animal protein needed by the nation.
"Small fishermen are very dependent on healthy and accessible seas to ensure their food security..."
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Secretary General of the People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice (Kiara) Susan Herawati said the number of fishermen in Indonesia is 2,773,538 (Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Ministry data 2024), but the data does not distinguish between industrial fishermen and small-scale or traditional fishermen. Based on Law No. 7 of 2016, the number of small fishing vessels in Indonesia in 2023 was 775,449 units or about 92.7 percent of the total 836,733 vessels in Indonesia. "So in the context of fishermen, it is the small-scale fishermen who dominate the number of fishermen in Indonesia," Susan told Republika. Susan said that healthy and accessible seas (not privatized) play an important role as a strategic food source that sustains small fishermen. Thus, small fishermen can meet the food needs, especially animal protein, required by the nation. "Small fishermen are very dependent on healthy and accessible seas to ensure food security from the marine capture ...
Source: Republika
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