Founded in July 2013, Yayasan Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia (MDPI) is a national NGO on a mission to empower fishing communities to achieve sustainability by supporting community organization and harnessing market forces. Our vision is thriving fishing communities who are active participants and leaders in sustainable fisheries management.
We create the mechanisms and data inputs needed for adaptive fisheries management. This includes data creation, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building on EAFM principles.
MDPI works to empower, embolden, and strengthen fishing communities’ capacities to actively participate in fisheries management and advocate for community well-being.
MDPI is the leader of traceability-based technology (TBT) implementation to capture events and data from hook to plate to ensure the small-scale fisheries are in compliance with the regulations.
Formed in 2013, the Harapan Jaya fisher’s business association (known in Indonesian as Kelompok Usaha Bersama/KUB) was managed by 15 fishermen in Seruni Mumbul village, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The establishment of a KUB serves as initial foundation in developing a business model for fishers, further providing economic empowerment, as well as access to…
By: Novita Ayu Wulandari, Subhan Murid, Amrollah, Putra Satria Timur MDPI has been working in North Sulawesi since 2015, carrying out data collection on handline tuna fishery and “huhate” fishing vessels. Now, along with having entered MDPI’s 8th year as an established organization, a new strategy has been developed to put more focus on Fisheries…
Tuna handline fishers nowadays are increasingly dependent on heavy stones to use as weights. In fact, they are finding it difficult to collect stones, thus needing to spend more money on either buying or venturing out further to get more stones. In a day, one fisherman can release up to 40 stones weighing 1 kg…
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