IPB 5th National Seminar on Fisheries

Marine and fisheries industrialization is an effort to accelerate the development of marine and fisheries fields through modernization of production systems, improved productivity, value-added products that are highly competitive and market-oriented to improve the welfare of the fisherman communities. The concept of "blue economy" has been developed within the framework of a balance between economic use of natural resources and environmental conservation.

 

This statement was confronted in the IPB 5th National Seminar on Fisheries with the theme "PenerapanHasilPenelitianuntukMendorongIndustrialisasiPerikananLaut Indonesia (The Application of Fisheries Research to Promote the Industrialization of Indonesian Marine Fisheries)", on Thursday, 16 May 2013, at IPB International Convention Center (IICC), Bogor. Such kind of Seminar is being held bi-annually, is jointly organized between  Department of Fisheries Resource Utilization (PemanfaatanSumberdayaPerikanan- PSP) Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) IPB and Forum KomunikasiKemitraanPerikananTangkap (FK2PT – Communications Forum for Fisheries Partnership).

 

Chairman of the PSP FPIK IPB Department, Dr.BudyWiryawan stated that as the largest archipelagic country in the world, the fisheries sector has a great opportunity in the development of the national economy. Especially in promoting the expansion of employment opportunities, income generation, and improved living standards of the communities in general, and in particular the fishery.

 

Nevertheless, said Dr.Budy, fisheries are also having constraints such as gross domestic product (GDP). At the current rate the total fishery products for 2010GDP was3.38 per cent, and the economic status of most fisheries actors especially fish farmers are classified into poor communities. In addition, there are tendencies of overfishing in our ocean, whereas the aquaculture programs for fisheries have not been developed yet, although its production has surpassed the fishing.

 

Meanwhile, Rector of IPB, Prof. Dr.HerrySuhardiyanto, in his opening remarks stated that the blue economic concept  is a combined concept of economic development and environmental preservation. "The concept of a blue economy was patternizedon the management of the ecosystem, it is the conservation and sustainable management of marine and ocean resources, we should utilize the nature as efficiently as possible. We should not only exploit nature but also to replenishit," said Rector in front of hundreds of audience.

 

According to Rector, to accelerate the development of marine and fisheries it should be supported by scientific studies of scientists from the educational institutions and research institutes as well. Universities and research institutions are expected to provide applied technologies generated through continuous research programs.

 

"The results of the research implemented have to be published, disseminated and followed up upon, thus they can be applied for the national development program. This  Seminar is really the strategic media to publish the results of such researches, thus bringing together all the university stakeholders, "said Rector.

 

Within the seminar, the discussions on "Marine Industry Development Based Blue Economy", that presented Dr Sunoto, the Advisory Board member of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries Affairs for the Industrialization of Maritime and Fisheries,as keynote speaker. The discussantsfor the special event were as follows: (1). The Deputy Minister of Industry, Prof. Dr. Alex Retraubun; (2). Executive Commissioner of PT SinarAbadiCemerlang, IrSlametHernowo MBA; (3). Vice Chairman of the Communications Forum for Fisheries Partnership,IrBambangSuboko; and (4). Chairman of the Department PSP FPIK IPB,Dr. Budi Wiryawan.

 

The national seminar on the Application of Fisheries Research to Promote the Industrialization of Indonesian Marine Fisheries Dissemination was officially closed by the Director General of the Ministry of Fisheries Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Dr. Daniel GellwynnHamzah Yusuf, M.Sc. (Wied).