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View all search resultsAlaika Rahmatullah, a researcher at Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (ECOTON), said the organization conducted a water quality analysis in the Surabaya River following the mass fish die-off and found alarmingly low levels of dissolved oxygen.
A study conducted by Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservation (Ecoton) last year found only seven types of local fish currently inhabiting the downstream area of the Brantas River. Ten years ago, Ecoton researchers had documented up to 13 species of local fish in the same area.
A business association warns that, without government involvement to solve the upstream problems, a lack of supply will hurt the overall marine and fisheries sector, which is crucial for employment and rural development in Indonesia.
A newly launched initiative, the ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge, invites entrepreneurs, academics and researchers in all 10 member states as well as Timor-Leste to submit their innovative ideas for building a balanced and sustainable blue economy to benefit all people and economies in the region.
A World Bank report pointed out several preexisting gender inequalities in Indonesia, such as women being more prone to poverty and lower literacy, as well as having less access to basic human rights and limited representation in political processes compared to men.
Indonesia racked up Rp 1.4 trillion (US$88.9 million) in FDI in the fisheries sector last year with China contributing Rp 370.74 billion, over 26 percent of the total, followed by Malaysia with Rp 240.47 billion and Switzerland with Rp 152.89 billion.
Since the first discharging of the treated water in August, Chinese fishing boats, like Japanese vessels, have continued to fish in the waters east of Hokkaido, which is known as a good fishing ground due to the Kuroshio Current flowing in from off Fukushima prefecture.
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