Trends in Marine Resources & Fisheries Management in Indonesia

Tracking changes in status and trends, as well as conveying threats and opportunities for the health of the ocean and the economic vitality it supports.

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Themes

Situational Context

An overview of Indonesia's political and situational events over the years has significantly influence marine resources and fisheries management.

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Wild Capture

A recap of wild capture data in Indonesia, illustrate the sector's landscape and key case study.

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Aquaculture

An in-depth look at Indonesia's rapidly growing aquaculture sector, focusing on the sector’s opportunities and challenges.

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Marine Reserves

An explanation of status and trends for marine protected area in Indonesia.

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Marine Trends at a Glance

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*in million tons
Indonesian WPP (Fisheries Management Area)
  • 0 < 0.5 — Moderately exploited
  • 0.5 < 1 — Fully exploited
  • 1 < — Over exploited
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CATEGORY POTENTIAL
CATCH (ton) 		ALLOWABLE
CATCH (ton) 		UTILIZATION
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Moderate - Fishing efforts can be increases

Fully-exploited - Fishing efforts can be maintained with strict monitoring

Over-exploited - Fishing efforts need to be reduced

*in thousand tons
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1 Freshwater consist of: gourami, pangasius, catfish, nile tilapia, carp

2 Main commodities that produce in brackishwater ponds are shrimp, seaweed, and milkfish. This grouping include only milkfish.

3 Main commodities that are grown in mariculture setting are grouper, snapper, and seaweed. This grouping exclude seaweed.

4 Oher commodities e.g. crab, pomfret, etc.

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Volume of Seafood Production, 2005-2017

Source: Satu Data and PUSDATIN

Indonesia is the second-largest fish producer in the world after China. Similar to global trends, wild catch in Indonesia has plateaued in recent decades. On the other hand, the rate of aquaculture growth in Indonesia has been even more staggering than the global average, almost quadrupling from 2005 to 2017.

Stock Status in Fisheries Management Area (WPP)

Source: Ministerial Decree 50/2017

The best available data on stock status, total allowable catch (TAC), and utilization rate by the WPP (Fisheries Management Area) in Indonesia is based on Ministerial Decree 50/2017 (KEPMEN 50/2017). Of the total 11 WPP, 4 WPP are overexploited or whose production has exceeded the specified TAC and another 5 WPP are fully exploited.

Aquaculture production volume map, 2017

Source: PUSDATIN, MMAF

Aquaculture in Indonesia are categorized into mariculture, freshwater, and brackish-water. Shrimp and seaweed are considered important aquaculture commodities, because the former contributed the highest value, while the latter contributed the highest production volume among all other aquaculture commodities.

MPA Coverage in Indonesia, 1978-2019

Source: MMAF

Indonesia has achieved its Marine Protected Area (MPA) target of 20 million hectares by 2020. According to MMAF data, the country had set aside 22.68 million hectares or 6,98% of its marine areas to be protected as of 2019.

Composition of National Fisheries Vessels in Indonesia

Source: MMAF

Motorized vessels makes up only about 30% of fleets, from this category almost 90% are 10 GT or smaller, indicating the importance of small-scale fisheries in Indonesia. Whereas only a small numbers of vessels are larger than 30GT and a quarter of them are ex-foreign boats.

Total Indonesia Marine-related ODA funding, 2007-2016

The largest amount of marine-related ODA funding designate for Infrastructure and Fisheries, with 36% and 34% respectively and the remaining was allocated to science and conservation. By flow type, roughly 60% was in the form of grants and the remaining came from loans and non-export credits.

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Facts & Figures

  • 46.49 kg/capita/year

    Fish consumed (top-10 fish dependent nation in the world)

    Source: Statistics Indonesia
  • USD 3.17-4.09 billion

    Value of wild capture & aquaculture exports in 2017

    Source: CEA
  • 3.3 million people

    Employed in aquaculture sector

    Source: FAO
  • More than USD 3 billion

    Value of shrimp export in 2013 (the highest of any species)

    Source: FAO
  • USD 459 million

    Marine-related ODA funding 2007-2016

    Source: OECD
  • 2.56%

    Fisheries contribution to GDP in 2018

    Source: FAO
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Trends in Marine Resources and Fisheries Management in Indonesia: A 2018 Review

The English version of the report, consisting of the latest marine fisheries statistics and data as a basis for trend analyses in politics, policy, and government priorities, which will allow stakeholders to make informed decisions in the sector.

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Tren Sumber Daya Kelautan dan Pengelolaan Perikanan di Indonesia: Ulasan Tahun 2018

The Indonesian version of the report seeks to aggregate the best available data and provide light analysis on marine fisheries statistics and trends in politics, policy, and government priorities to provide an evidence base for stakeholders.

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