Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti speaking to reporters on Wednesday. (Antara Photo/Wahyu Putro A.)
Jakarta. In a bid to preserve the nation’s marine
ecosystem and resources, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi
Pudjiastuti wants to impose a moratorium on fishing in large swathes of
Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Speaking at a Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club event held at the
Intercontinental Hotel on Thursday, Susi proposed that fishing be
limited to a zone of 12 nautical miles to 20 nautical miles from the
coast, and that there should not be any such activities beyond the 40
nautical mile point.
Generally speaking, the EEZ extends to a distance of 200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers, from the coast.
The minister said Indonesia should use the marine resources located
in the 12 nautical miles to 20 nautical miles zone, with detailed
regulations on fishing quotas, the permitted size and type of catch and
tools to be used, still to follow.
Susi added that she had already submitted a proposal to President
Joko Widodo to issue a presidential decree that would serve as legal
basis for the moratorium.
Meanwhile, the coordinating minister for political, legal and
security affairs, Tedjo Edy Purdjianto, said on Thursday that the
government was going to scuttle three Vietnamese ships that were
confiscated after they were found to be involved in illegal fishing in
Indonesian waters, in Riau Islands province.
“The message is: don’t even think about fishing in Indonesian waters
illegally,” Tedjo said after meeting Joko, adding that the sinking was
ordered by the president himself.
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