Palu city,– Republic of Indonesia minister of Maritime and fisher Dr. Edhy Prabowo launching prime export yellow tail tuna (yellow fin) from Central Sulawesi to the Sakura country of Japan, through Sis Aljufri Airport on Wednesday, June 09 2020, located in the yard in the office of Fish Quarantine Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BKIPM) Palu.
The contest will become one of the working visited of the minister agenda in Central Sulawesi, in addition to laying the first stone of vaname shrimp ponds in Sejoli Village, Parigi Moutong Regency.
In the same location, the minister and governor Drs. H. Longki Djanggola M.Si in Cetral Sulawesi and also related official symbolically gave over certificates for the implementation of the fishery product quality and safety assurance system (HACCP) for fish processors and certificates for good handling of fish (CPIB) to suppliers, as well as assistance to consumption of fish to affected communities of covid 19.
Althought of covid pandemic, is not over but that shouldn’t automatically it said the minister did not automatically reduce world demand for Indonesian fisheries commodities.
In fact, he continued to surge as marked by the export of fresh yellowfin tuna in Central Sulawesi to Japan.
“This is proof that we can export all of Central Sulawesi’s fishery activities as widely as possible,” the minister said
Regarding the ministries of related to step in spurring of agricultural businesses has cut the minister has cut long licensing bureaucratic patterns and also the private invited a sector to collaborated.
So, may a fisherman who any time going to sea, and we are just waiting on land facilities, he said.
Previously, Longki Djanggola of Governor welcomes to remember in maritime minister sector of potencial regency.
In central Sulawesi having 5 fisheries management area (WPP) namely 713 fisherie management area (Makassar strait), 714 fisheries management area (Tolo strait), 715 fisheries management area (WPP), (Teluk Tomini), 716 isheries management area (WPP) (the sea of Sulawesi) ground waters and fisheries management area ( wpp-PD 421) in the island of Sulawesi).
“Central Sulawesi is the only province (in Indonesia) surrounded by 4 WPPs,” he said.
In addition the sea for more than 193 thousand kilometres square a coastline length of more than 6 thousand kilometres and 1604 island, Central Sulawesi capture fisheries production in 2019 penetrated more than 196 thousand tons and aquaculture fisheries more than 964 tons thousand.
But the governor acknowledged that the region still had many limitations so he hoped the ministry’s support would advance this promising sector.
Related to export prime of yellowfin tuna, so the governor has improved proposed of Mutiara Si Al-Jufri airport Palu from domestic to be international it can be fully support the activities of central Sulawesi’s foreign trade.
The improving Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Airport can be alternative to fishery export door in Central Sulawesi.” he concluded at the beginning of the first shipment of tuna via the airport of the pride of Central Sulawesi. ***
Sumber/translate: Biro Humas dan Protokol Setdaprov Sulteng/Sarifasrah
