Ambon, Maluku, March 13 (Antara) - Fishermen families in the sub-district of South Tanimbar, Southeast Maluku District (MTB) have had their first harvest of seaweed.
The seaweed cultivation has been developed under the "Social Investment" program of Inpex, which teams up a non governmental organization Destructive Fishing Watch (DWF) Indonesia and the Saumlaki navy base .
The harvest on Saturday was attended by the director general of villages and development of backward areas and transmigration, officials of the Navy and Special Unit of Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) and local government officials.
Commander of the Saumlaki navy base Lt.Col. Wirawan Ady Prasetya stressed the importance of preserving the sea ecosystem, adding lack of the people`s awareness of the importance of preserving the sea ecosystem is a problem that need serious addressing.
Inpex Masela is an Indonesian unit of Japanese oil company Inpex Corporation that develops the Masela oil reserve in southern Maluku .
"Since 2011 through the program of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which we call social investment, INPEX had carried out a number of programs. One of them is cultivation of seaweed especially in the sub-district of Tanimbar Selatan," Senior Manager for Communication and Relations of Inpex, Usman Slamet said here on Sunday.
Usman said Ipex saw the opportunity to make seaweed as a "prime mover" for local economy and that the local people should be told the right way of cultivating seaweed to be more effective and efficient.
Expansion of seaweed cultivation in MTB is in line with the program of the Marine and Fishery Ministry, he said, adding the program made MTB a location for program of Aquaculture Estate with seaweed as the prime commodity.
"In 2016-2017, Inpex decides to team up with a non governmental organization (LSM), Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia, which is known as implementing partner for the program of the Marine and Fishery Ministry," Usman said.
The MTB district is the third largest producer of seaweed in the province of Maluku, after Kota Tual and regency of Maluku Barat Daya.
Based on official data, MTB`s production of dry seaweed has increased from year to year reaching 10,714 tons worth Rp96 billion in 2015. The production involved 3,663 households.
The district, however, still has problem in low knowledge of cultivation techniques, and limited access to market, he said.
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The seaweed cultivation has been developed under the "Social Investment" program of Inpex, which teams up a non governmental organization Destructive Fishing Watch (DWF) Indonesia and the Saumlaki navy base .
The harvest on Saturday was attended by the director general of villages and development of backward areas and transmigration, officials of the Navy and Special Unit of Upstream Oil and Gas (SKK Migas) and local government officials.
Commander of the Saumlaki navy base Lt.Col. Wirawan Ady Prasetya stressed the importance of preserving the sea ecosystem, adding lack of the people`s awareness of the importance of preserving the sea ecosystem is a problem that need serious addressing.
Inpex Masela is an Indonesian unit of Japanese oil company Inpex Corporation that develops the Masela oil reserve in southern Maluku .
"Since 2011 through the program of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which we call social investment, INPEX had carried out a number of programs. One of them is cultivation of seaweed especially in the sub-district of Tanimbar Selatan," Senior Manager for Communication and Relations of Inpex, Usman Slamet said here on Sunday.
Usman said Ipex saw the opportunity to make seaweed as a "prime mover" for local economy and that the local people should be told the right way of cultivating seaweed to be more effective and efficient.
Expansion of seaweed cultivation in MTB is in line with the program of the Marine and Fishery Ministry, he said, adding the program made MTB a location for program of Aquaculture Estate with seaweed as the prime commodity.
"In 2016-2017, Inpex decides to team up with a non governmental organization (LSM), Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia, which is known as implementing partner for the program of the Marine and Fishery Ministry," Usman said.
The MTB district is the third largest producer of seaweed in the province of Maluku, after Kota Tual and regency of Maluku Barat Daya.
Based on official data, MTB`s production of dry seaweed has increased from year to year reaching 10,714 tons worth Rp96 billion in 2015. The production involved 3,663 households.
The district, however, still has problem in low knowledge of cultivation techniques, and limited access to market, he said.
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