Fighting illegal fishing is a net gain [TheJakartaPost.com]

Fighting illegal fishing
is a net gain

Indonesian waters represent some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Yet many of the country’s fishing communities struggle to compete with widespread illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing — accounting for a loss of nearly half their revenue of roughly US$4 billion.

Considering that 63 million citizens rely on fishing as a source of income, this problem merits serious attention.

To avoid the significant losses associated with illegal fishing, Indonesia must make greater efforts to protect its fishing grounds to prevent overfishing, ensure more revenue for fishermen abiding by the rules and develop a way to manage fishery resources more sustainably.

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