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Sea sand exports to continue despite proposal to repeal the policy: Ministry
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry will continue with its plan to initiate sea sand exports by early 2024 despite calls to repeal the policy.
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Traditional way: A fisherman prepares to place his bamboo frame fish trap on June 3, 2023, as he wades into the sea from Sani-Sani Beach in Kolaka regency, Southeast Sulawesi. (Antara/Jojon)
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ndonesia will continue with its plan to initiate sea sand exports, which is expected to begin by early 2024, the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry said, despite a government-formed judicial reform task force having proposed to revoke the policy.
The ministry’s special staffer Wahyu Muryadi said the proposal was merely “an internal ministry recommendation” and would not affect the fisheries ministry’s current stance.
“We’ll proceed with the policy as its governance is entirely different from the regime governing sand sea mining by the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. This involves marine sedimentation governance, which falls under our ministry’s responsibility,” Wahyu told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
In May, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided to lift a ban on the export of dredged sand that had been in place for more than 20 years as stipulated in Government Regulation No. 26/2023, which also approved its use for land reclamation and private and state infrastructure development.
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However, the plan has faced delays due to pending steps, such as implementing regulations and permits from the Trade Ministry.
The Trade Ministry said in September that it needed to acquire a recommendation from the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry, citing its inability to regulate mining.
