Fajarasia.co – The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) continues to strengthen the prevention of illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing or fishing theft activities, among others, by increasing the ability of the apparatus to detect violations that occur in the field.
Head of the Marine and Fisheries Research and Human Resources Agency (BRSDM) KKP I Nyoman Radiarta in a release in Jakarta, Thursday, stated that his party was collaborating with the Directorate General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (PSDKP) to organize “Fisheries Supervision Technical Training” for 23 fishery inspectors in the province. Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) on 27 June to 1 July 2022.
“This commitment is the implementation of the KKP priority program, in terms of implementing measured fishing policies for sustainability and increasing non-tax state revenues that contribute to national economic growth,” said Nyoman.
In addition, he said, the task of supervision and law enforcement in the field of fisheries has been regulated in Law (UU) No. 45 of 2009. It is stipulated that the supervision of Fish Resources (SDI) is a task given to KKP for the sustainability of SDI management.
“IUU Fishing needs to be suppressed to encourage optimal use of SDI and achieve the welfare of the main actors, as well as increase national economic development through increasing state foreign exchange from the fisheries sector. In its implementation, a competent fisheries supervisor is needed to encourage the creation of SDI utilization, especially in Central Kalimantan Province. Of course, This training will be carried out continuously in all regions in Indonesia,” said Nyoman.
Through this training, his party also hopes that fisheries supervisors can understand very well about monitoring the management of marine resources, fish processing businesses, distribution of fish products, aquaculture, fishing, operational compliance of fishing vessels, and marine and fishery crimes.
Secretary of the Directorate General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (PSDKP) KKP Suharta conveyed that according to the Job Creation Law, fisheries supervision must be integrated.
“I am grateful for the collaboration between Echelon I KKP in creating reliable human resources to maintain the KP sector. The Job Creation Law mandates that supervision to ensure training of business actors is a risk-based licensing carried out by PSDKP, in this case carried out in Central Kalimantan Province, as a form of integration between the center and the regions,” he said.
Meanwhile, Head of the Marine and Fisheries Training and Extension Center (Puslatluh KP) KKP Lilly Aprilya Pregiwati said this training was an effort to improve the competence of fisheries supervision in managerial, technical, and socio-cultural ways.
Based on the Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Number 47 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Fisheries Supervisory Duties, one of the requirements to become a fishery supervisor is to take part in fishery supervisor training. In this case, trainees must go through basic, technical, and pass training as evidenced by a training certificate.
“We continue to work together with related parties to improve managerial, technical, and socio-cultural competencies through PNBP financing. Through the equalization policy, more and more functional positions are handled by regional ASN. KKP itself is currently fostering 18 JFTs, one of which is is a fishery supervisor. Training for fisheries supervisors in Central Kalimantan Province is one of the activities that must be followed and passed,” he explained.
Previously, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono ensured increased surveillance in Indonesian seas, both in the territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).****
