By: Bachori Dhian Pratama In the last 8 years, MDPI has been working alongside coastal communities in carrying out community development programs, especially in the field of sustainable fisheries. Starting with Fair Trade program implementation as a way to improve fishers’ economy, MDPI has now expanded its scope of work through community capacity building programs…
Indonesia is one of the world’s tuna producing countries. Tuna fisheries, especially skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye tuna in Fisheries Management Areas of Republic of Indonesia (FMA-RI) 713, 714, 715, 716, and 717 play an important role in the country’s national tuna fishery. However, if not managed properly, it could threaten the sustainability of tuna resources…
Data collected MDPI so far indicates that the size of tuna caught in the last few years has been in decline, with fishers needing to travel further out, resulting in longer fishing days and increased fuel costs. These signs of declining catch volumes need to be monitored, especially by small-scale fishers, who are living with…
Fair Trade Fisher Associations in Maluku and North Maluku recently celebrated World Fisheries Day (WFD) 2021, along with the rest of fishery communities around the globe. This year, they called out to fellow small-scale fishers to consider taking a one-day break from fishing each week, or a total of 52 days a year. This effort…
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…
