TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Indonesia to develop offshore aquaculture facilities in 2017
Change Size
Fresh picks: Fish farmers harvest milkfish from a fishpond in Indramayu, West Java, on Dec. 27, (Antara/Dedhez Anggara)
T
he Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry will build three offshore aquaculture facilities next year in a hope to produce an additional 1,500 tons of seabass annually.
The ministry's director general for aquaculture, Slamet Soebjakto, said the facilities would be built in Sabang, Aceh; Karimun Jawa, Central Java; and the southern coast of Java between Cilacap and Pangandaran, with a total investment of Rp 141 billion (US$10.5 million).
"The figure will cover everything, including the automatic feeder machines, fish nets and the cost of establishing floating bases and docks," Slamet said on Thursday.
(Read also: Extreme weather hampers Indonesia’s fish farming production)
The construction of the offshore facilities, the model of which has been adopted from Norwegian models, is expected to be completed in eight months, Slamet added.
The facilities will be jointly operated by state-owned fishery firm Perikanan Indonesia and local fisherfolk associations. (hwa)
