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BIGEYE TUNA POPULATION THREATENED BY UNSUSTAINABLE CATCHING METHODS
Jakarta, March 30 (ANTARA) - The population of bigeye tuna is facing threats as a result of unsustainable catching methods, a senior fisheries official said.
"Based on data made available by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the population of bigeye tuna has dwindled to a concerning level," Nilanto Perbowo, director of fishery resources at the maritime and fisheries ministry, said in Bali when contacted by phone from Jakarta on Monday.
He said that bigeye tune was one of the 16 tuna species found in Indonesia and the Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) had not yet set a quota for its catch.
"The organization has set a quota for the catching of bluefin tuna, for example, but for bigeyes , no quota has been fixed," he said.
He said the biggest population of this kind of fish was found in the Indian Ocean. It was now under threat due to unsustainable exploitation methods as a result of higher demand for bigeye tuna in the world market.
The director general said that a total of 27 countries, including Indonesia, grouped in the IOTC, had contributed to the catching and the decreasing of the population of bigeye tuna in the Indian Ocean.
Perbowo said it was estimated that about 50 percent of the world's tuna, such as bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna and southern bluefin tuna, were found in Indonesia.
Based on data available at the Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries (DKP), Indonesia's total tuna production in 2007 stood at 191,558 tons worth Rp2.16 billion while in 2008 it increased to 203,000 tons valued at Rp2.42 billion.
In the meantime, data at the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) showed that Indonesia's processed tuna exports in 2007 reached 131,316 tons worth US$304.35 million.
The volume of the country's tuna exports in 2008 was estimated at 125,992 tons worth US$337.9 million.
"Based on data made available by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the population of bigeye tuna has dwindled to a concerning level," Nilanto Perbowo, director of fishery resources at the maritime and fisheries ministry, said in Bali when contacted by phone from Jakarta on Monday.
He said that bigeye tune was one of the 16 tuna species found in Indonesia and the Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) had not yet set a quota for its catch.
"The organization has set a quota for the catching of bluefin tuna, for example, but for bigeyes , no quota has been fixed," he said.
He said the biggest population of this kind of fish was found in the Indian Ocean. It was now under threat due to unsustainable exploitation methods as a result of higher demand for bigeye tuna in the world market.
The director general said that a total of 27 countries, including Indonesia, grouped in the IOTC, had contributed to the catching and the decreasing of the population of bigeye tuna in the Indian Ocean.
Perbowo said it was estimated that about 50 percent of the world's tuna, such as bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna and southern bluefin tuna, were found in Indonesia.
Based on data available at the Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries (DKP), Indonesia's total tuna production in 2007 stood at 191,558 tons worth Rp2.16 billion while in 2008 it increased to 203,000 tons valued at Rp2.42 billion.
In the meantime, data at the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) showed that Indonesia's processed tuna exports in 2007 reached 131,316 tons worth US$304.35 million.
The volume of the country's tuna exports in 2008 was estimated at 125,992 tons worth US$337.9 million.
