by Siti Zulaeha and Prisillia Morley Loijens In Indonesia, a gathering of women’s groups is often delightfully boisterous and exciting. That is how we can describe the atmosphere when the members of Mama Tuna Mandiri gather and work. Mama Tuna Mandiri is a women-led fisheries processing and marketing association based in Bone, South Sulawesi. The…
by A. Riza Baroqi, Bachori Dhian Pratama, dan Karel Yerusa As three key national commodities, tuna, skipjack, and neritic tuna (TCT) fisheries play a vital role in the Indonesian economy. However, these fisheries still face many challenges related to fisheries resource utilization and in achieving sustainable management. To address this issue, MDPI established a multi-stakeholder…
(Quoted from a Mongabay article by Machmud Ichi on February 17, 2023. Original article: https://www.mongabay.co.id/2023/02/15/pertama-di-indonesia-nelayan-pulau-bisa-malut-dapat-izin-rumpon-bagaimana-ceritanya/) The installation of FADs has been regulated by government policies since 1997. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries periodically updates regulations regarding FAD placement permits, including the latest version with the Ministerial Decree no. 18 of 2021. Despite being…
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