Ternate site was established to further expand the reach of Fair Trade implementation and data collection scope in North Maluku. Established in 2018, MDPI’s activities in have covered 5 villages, 3 landing sites, 5 fisher associations, directly supporting approximately 160 fishers located in Ternate and Tobelo. Many sustainable fisheries programs that have been implemented in past 4 years have spanned 160+ fishers, 3 suppliers, 1 processor, and 200+ community members.

1. FISHERIES IMPROVEMENT

MDPI implements port-side data collection activities in 3 landing sites. On the water, MDPI deploys onboard observers, time-lapse cameras (TLC) and spot trace. Data collected in Ternate 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. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

Understanding that increased availability of fisheries data is not enough, MDPI works on increasing local fishing communities’ welfare through capacity building and community organization. MDPI has helped establish  cooperatives (Koperasi Fair Trade Tuna Mandiri and Koperasi Babula Ma Cahaya) and empowers coastal community member through the formation of local “champions”. MDPI has assisted 34 fishers in receiving their kusuka cards

3. CERTIFICATIONS – FTUSA AND MSC

MDPI has been implementing the FTUSA standard with Ternate and Tobelo fishers for 3+ years. The FTUSA supply chain includes 3 suppliers and 1 processor. With over 3 years of FT implementation, the Ternate FT Committee has received Rp 348.200.141 in premium payments. In a global achievement, the Ternate FTUSA fishers became MSC certified in April 2021.

4. BY THE NUMBERS

• Vessels: 85
• Fishers: 160
• Fisher Associations: 6
• Technology e-Monitoring: 232
• Total kg of port sampling: 56.628 kg