On this excellent opportunity, let me greet all of Sail Banda Delegation, welcome to the Moluccas, either from domestic or foreign country. Your attendance enlivens this important event. To all of international participant, from Canada to New Zealand, from UK to Japan, I invite you to enjoy the beauty of nature, tradition, and culture in Indonesia that uniquely and typical. [more...]

Optimism of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries that Indonesia can realize on salt self-supporting in 2012 is not impossible and baseless. Government targeted on salt consumption self-supporting in 2012 by exploit and optimize the exist field as many 3400 hectare and produce iodine salt up most 1,16 million ton. As the first step of salt-self supporting in 2012 [more...]

Minster of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, H.E Fadel Muhammad promised to help developing of fish chip and shrimp chip production. The success of its entrepreneur will help fisher?s welfare. Assistance promise by H.E Fadel Muhammad expressed on minister visits to chip factory at Kenanga village Indamayu regency. Minister also visits Losarang salt factory and Fishing center of Karangsong. Minister give an way to the factory owner for propose an assistance. [more...]

Fish stock considered qualified community needs before and after idl fitr. When Chief Editor Meeting occasion, the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries stated that sufficiency of fish at idl fitr because mostly of fish seller have been prepared fish provision at cool storage to avoid high demand and fish stock decrement. Likes in several regions that happen increasing on bid for canned product. [more...]

MMAF plans to rebuild port in some region which has historical value. The purpose is strengthening Indonesian nautical insight for economy, social, culture development and marine oriented security. H.E Fadel Muhammad stated that our country have glorious era in the past because of our sea very vast and has great port. Now is planning to rebuild those historical ports. [more...]

Up till now Indonesia still has many problems in marine sector that needs solution as soon as possible, so that marine development can implement optimally and sustainability. For the example, the recent conflict with Malaysia is an impact of unfinished of delimitation of territorial sea stated Minister Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Further H.E Fadel Muhammad explained that besides of marine laws arrangement, other policy which compose by Indonesia Marine Committee is Indonesia?s ocean policy as the policy tools to realize integrity on marine development that still spread in several state institutions. [more...]