He said the guidelines are related to aspects of ownership, capital, society, gender, fishing rights guarantee, access to natural resources, as well as the government¿s concern for the fishermen.
Jusuf said small fishermen, whose catch is below five gross tons, are an integral part of the economic backbone of a number of ASEAN countries.
"The extent of small-scale fishery production in Indonesia has reached 60 percent, or about four to five million tons per year. Unfortunately, they are supervised less, in terms of sanitation, hygiene and quality," he said.
The sustainable protection guidelines for small-scale fisheries are aimed at reducing poverty and building food security and were agreed upon by a number of countries in Rome, Italy, during a meeting in June, 2014.
Their implementation is now being discussed by a number of countries, including Indonesia, which has included them in a medium-term national development plan and in the national legislation by drafting specific laws of protection and empowerment for small-scale fishermen.
Fishery planning analyst Nicole Franz, from the Department of Fisheries at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, welcomed the initiative adopted by Indonesia.
"Indonesia has included the small fishing guidelines into its national development plan. We recognize that their implementation in Indonesia is not just on the paper, but part of a direct action," she stated. (WDY)
: I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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