Fishermen Invited to Manage Sustainable Fisheries

Director General of Capture fisheries Sjarief Widjaja handed over aid to fishermen in Batubara district, Friday (11/5)

Coal, (Analysis). The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) through the Directorate General of Capture Fisheries (DJPT) consistently invites fishermen to conserve the sea by managing sustainable fisheries. This commitment, in accordance with the pillars of sustainability of the CTF which aims to maintain marine ecosystem sustainability up to posterity.

Director General of Capture Fisheries Sjarief Widjaja said in front of hundreds of fishermen of Batubara Regency during his working visit at the Port of KPLP Pangkalan Dodek, Nena Siam Village, Medang Deras Sub-district, Batubara District, Friday (11/5).
Sjarief invites all fishermen to do fishing activities that are environmentally friendly and do not damage the diversity of marine biota. "Catch fish should be according to the rules. Use permissible fishing gear. If the fishing gear destroys the sea and even small fish are also taken, our grandchildren will not be able to see the fish again. Wait for the fish to grow big, the price must also be much more expensive, "said Sjarief.

In this working visit, the government also submitted a number of assistance to support the fishery pulse in Kabupaten Batubara. A total of 10 units of fishing vessels weighing 5 GT have been submitted complete with gear tools of gillnet millennium surface and base.
Symbolically, the assistance of DKPT KKP was handed over by Director General of Capture Fisheries, Sjarief Widjaja, Padang Regent of Batubara Regency Faisal Hasrimy, Head of Marine and Fishery Service of North Sumatera Province Zonny Waldi, Head of Belawan Ocean Fishery Unit Arief Rahman Lamatta, Head of Marine and Fisheries Regency Coal and community figures of North Sumatra, Nasril Bahar.
"The aid of these fishing facilities is handed over to small fishermen who are members of cooperatives incorporated as legal entities. Please optimize for increased production. But still remember to equally maintain the sustainability of the sea, "he continued.
Not only that, in 2017 the government has also poured aid insurance premium for 2,241 people. So since 2016, as many as 5,579 fishermen in the district have been getting fishing insurance. While for the Province of North Sumatra realization of insurance premium insurance in the year 2017 reached 14,935 fishermen.
As is known, the amount of benefit insurance benefit of fishermen due to accident fishing activities up to Rp200 million if died, Rp100 million if experiencing permanent disability and Rp 20 million for medical expenses. Meanwhile, accident insurance benefits from other than fishing activities Rp 160 million if died, permanent disability Rp 100 million and medical expenses Rp20 million. "Those who already have insurance for fishermen to raise their hands. Well, who have not had to register immediately to the local Marine Fisheries Service. Must register soon, yes sir! "He invited.

The capital assistance of fishermen is also distributed to fishermen through DGPT cooperation with various banks. In North Sumatera fisheries sector recorded Rp 139.28 billion has been channeled to 1,762 debtors. Facilitation of funding is done to facilitate fishermen in fishing activities, both for the maintenance of fishing boats to the replacement of environmentally friendly fishing gear.
"We are cooperating with banks to facilitate the fishermen to get capital assistance in order to go to sea. Hope in the future, the ships that these fathers have later can hatch into larger vessels. Agreed right? "Sjarief concluded.