Ekspor Tuna Papua Ditargetkan Meningkat, Industri Pengolahan Mulai Dikembangkan

JAYAPURA - Pemerintah Provinsi Papua menargetkan peningkatan ekspor produk perikanan, khususnya tuna, sebagai bagian dari pengembangan ekonomi kelautan di daerah. Upaya ini dilakukan dengan mendorong pengolahan hasil tangkapan agar memiliki nilai jual lebih tinggi sebelum dipasarkan.

Gubernur Papua Matius D. Fakhiri mengatakan potensi laut Papua sangat besar dan perlu dikelola secara optimal, tidak hanya melalui aktivitas penangkapan ikan, tetapi juga melalui pengembangan industri pengolahan.

“Kami akan berangkat dari pengelolaan laut yang baik. Tidak hanya tangkap ikan, tetapi juga membangun industrinya,” ujar Fakhiri di Jayapura.

Menurutnya, perkembangan sektor perikanan di Papua mulai terlihat melalui ekspor produk olahan tuna ke pasar luar negeri. Pada pengiriman terakhir, Papua berhasil mengekspor sekitar 17 ton produk tuna olahan.

Jumlah tersebut diharapkan terus meningkat seiring pengembangan sektor kelautan di berbagai wilayah pesisir. Salah satu program yang disiapkan pemerintah adalah pembangunan Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih.

Program tersebut diharapkan dapat meningkatkan produktivitas nelayan sekaligus membuka peluang usaha baru di bidang pengolahan hasil laut.

“Kalau kemarin kita ekspor sekitar 17 ton, ke depan akan kita lipatgandakan,” kata Gubernur.

Pemerintah Provinsi Papua berharap peningkatan ekspor hasil perikanan dapat memberi dampak langsung bagi perekonomian masyarakat pesisir serta memperluas pasar produk kelautan Papua. ***

JAYAPURA — The Papua Provincial Government is targeting an increase in fishery product exports, especially tuna, as part of the development of the region's marine-based economy. This effort is being carried out by encouraging the processing of catches so they have a higher market value before being sold.

Papua Governor Matius D. Fakhiri said that Papua's marine potential is enormous and needs to be managed optimally, not only through fishing activities but also through the development of a processing industry.

"We will start with good marine management. Not only catching fish, but also building the industry," Fakhiri said in Jayapura.

According to him, progress in Papua's fisheries sector is beginning to show through exports of processed tuna products to overseas markets. In the latest shipment, Papua succeeded in exporting around 17 tons of processed tuna products.

That figure is expected to continue increasing along with the development of the marine sector in various coastal areas. One of the programs being prepared by the government is the development of Red and White Fishing Villages.

The program is expected to increase fishermen's productivity while also opening up new business opportunities in seafood processing.

"If previously we exported around 17 tons, in the future we will multiply that," the Governor said.

The Papua Provincial Government hopes that increased fishery exports will have a direct impact on the economy of coastal communities while also expanding the market for Papua's marine products. ***