By: Bachori Dhian Pratama dan Siti Zulaeha In facing the challenges within the fisheries sector, women play an important role in supporting the management of sustainable tuna fisheries and the economic development of coastal communities. Equal participation of men and women in the fisheries sector could serve as a starting point to reduce marginalization and,…
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…
Kegiatan penangkapan ikan ilegal dengan menggunakan bahan dan alat terlarang masih terjadi di perairan Indonesia. Tindakan ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan peralatan dan bahan-bahan terlarang seperti pukat harimau dan bom ikan yang sangat mengancam keberlanjutan sumber daya laut kita. Minimnya kesadaran akan dampak negatif dari penangkapan ikan yang tidak bertanggung jawab terus memotivasi MDPI untuk turut…
WAPREA- Sore itu, Sabtu 26 Januari 2019, cuaca di sekitar pantai yang ada di Desa Waprea, Buru Utara, Maluku terasa lebih bersahabat. Angin pantai berhembus perlahan dan terasa begitu sejuk. Saya pun tidak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan itu. Saya berdiri di halaman belakang kantor MDPI yang memang langsung menghadap ke pantai. Tampak pula anak-anak Desa Waprea yang…
