JAYAPURA - The Papua Marine and Fisheries Service (DKP) opened a booth to issue fishing vessel eligibility certificates, in collaboration with the Port of Nusantara Ternate in Jayapura City, on Wednesday (11/15/2023).
The issuance of the certificate is specifically for ships above 5-30 GT, which is the authority of the Papua Provincial Government in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Nusantara Fishing Port (PPN) Ternate is the largest Central Port in the State Fisheries Management Area of the Republic of Indonesia (WPP-NRI) 717 located in the Pacific Sea and Cenderawasih Bay.
Head of the Papua Marine and Fisheries Service Ir. Iman Djuniawal, M.Si said that the opening of the outlet aims to ensure that every fishing vessel that catches in the local sea area already has a certificate of feasibility for fishing vessels.
"Based on the rules, three feasibility must be met, namely seaworthy, catchable, and worth saving."
"Seaworthiness means that a fishing vessel has fulfilled the elements of ship safety, navigation equipment and good ship conditions when sailing. While worth catching, namely the suitability of fishing gear with the permit documents. Then worth saving is the suitability of handling fish after being caught on a boat, so that the quality of fish will be maintained," said Iman.
Head of the Capture Fisheries Section of DKP Papua, Agus Rahmawan, S.ST, Pi, M.Si said that the activity is expected to encourage business actors to pay more attention to the feasibility of the vessel.
"Because this fishing vessel eligibility certificate is a requirement in issuing fishing sub-sector permits."
In the future, there will be regulations from our side so that the 5-30GT ship can have orderly documents on board," he said.
Although in the Coastal of Papua in WPP 717 zone II the national measured fishing line (PIT) is still dominated by vessels measuring <5GT with the target of catching tuna.
"We on the north coast of Papua are still dominated by small boats. Therefore, large ships must be in order with ship rules and documents," he said. ***