Indonesia Could Exports Up to $65 M Worth

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Indonesia Could Exports Up to $65 M Worth

Jakarta (antara Bali) - Indonesia is a potential exporter of decorative fishes  and could earn up to US$65 million  from the exports of the commodity a year, an official said.

Promotion, however, is needed to expand export market, Fishery Breeding  Director General Slamet Soebjakto said in a press statement here on Monday.

Slamet said the country's production of decorative fishes has increased from year to year.

In 2012, production reached 978 million fishes  exceeding the target of  850 million, he cited.

Indonesia is the fifth largest exporter of decorative fishes in the world after the Czech Republic, Thailand, Japan, and Singapore. (IGT)
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