The abundant catch of tuna in Sanana has proved to hold potential for the development of sustainable fisheries programs, specifically through data collection and Fair Trade implementation. Established in 2018, MDPI has been working in 2 villages, 1 landing site, alongside 3 fisher associations, directly supporting 159 fishers.

1. FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT

MDPI implements port-side data collection activities in 1 landing site. On the water, MDPI deploys onboard observers, time-lapse cameras (TLC) and pelagic data system (PDS). In order to increase traceability, transparency and safety in the fishery, MDPI has registered 28 vessels to get pas kecil and 21 vessels to get BPKP. Data collected in Sula is uploaded into I-Fish, shared annually with fishers through a data sharing event, and bi-annually under a provincial-level management platform established by MDPI (an FCMC in North Maluku province).

2. CERTIFICATIONS – FTUSA AND MSC

MDPI has been implementing the FTUSA standard with Sula fishers for 3+ years. The FTUSA supply chain includes 5 suppliers and 3 processors. With over 3 years of FT implementation, the Sanana FT Committee received Rp 1.879.425.439 in premium payments. In a global achievement, the Sula FTUSA fishers became MSC certified in April 2021

3. BY THE NUMBERS

• Vessels: 122
• Fishers: 159
• Fisher Associations: 5
• Technology e-Monitoring: 137
• Total kg of port sampling: 21.762 kg