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RI FISHERIES MINISTRY REJECTS PROPOSED TUNA MORATORIUM
Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - The Maritime and Fisheries Ministry rejects a proposed tuna moratorium and prefers a tuna fishery management system that maintains balance between conservation and fish catching, a spokesman said.
"We , in principle, demand a tuna fish management system that maintains balance between environmental and economic aspects," Suat P Hutagalung, director of overseas marketing at the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry, said here Saturday.
He said there should be a fish trading system that ensured a fairer distribution of profit among fishermen, fish processing indutries, consumers, exporters and importers.
Indonesia had made many efforts to conserve its fish resources, including implementation of rules made by the International Commision for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), he said.
The commission had given Indonesia a tuna fishing quota of 700 tons for 2008 and the quota was being fulfilled by fishermen grouped in two tuna associations, he said.
Hutagalung said the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry supported the WWF (World Wildlife Fund)'s proposal to provide incentives for the better management of tuna resources. However, clear rules were needed to implement the system.
The head of WWF Indonesia's Coral Triangle Network Initiative, Lida Pet Soede, had recently said if Indonesia did not want a tuna moratorium, the only alternative was applying sustainable tuna fishing methods.
"Indonesian fishermen themselves will be the losers if they don't apply sustainable fishing methods. If the fish reserves are depleted, they will lose their livelihood," Soede said.
Consumers in the European Union were now being taught to buy 'eco' labeled products. This was done not only to protect people from dangerous products but also to encourage producers to catch fish in sustaianable ways.
"We , in principle, demand a tuna fish management system that maintains balance between environmental and economic aspects," Suat P Hutagalung, director of overseas marketing at the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry, said here Saturday.
He said there should be a fish trading system that ensured a fairer distribution of profit among fishermen, fish processing indutries, consumers, exporters and importers.
Indonesia had made many efforts to conserve its fish resources, including implementation of rules made by the International Commision for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), he said.
The commission had given Indonesia a tuna fishing quota of 700 tons for 2008 and the quota was being fulfilled by fishermen grouped in two tuna associations, he said.
Hutagalung said the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry supported the WWF (World Wildlife Fund)'s proposal to provide incentives for the better management of tuna resources. However, clear rules were needed to implement the system.
The head of WWF Indonesia's Coral Triangle Network Initiative, Lida Pet Soede, had recently said if Indonesia did not want a tuna moratorium, the only alternative was applying sustainable tuna fishing methods.
"Indonesian fishermen themselves will be the losers if they don't apply sustainable fishing methods. If the fish reserves are depleted, they will lose their livelihood," Soede said.
Consumers in the European Union were now being taught to buy 'eco' labeled products. This was done not only to protect people from dangerous products but also to encourage producers to catch fish in sustaianable ways.
