Maritime sector development is one of the work program priorities development. The sea waters of West Papua are one of the prospects for the economy national maritime. West Papua’s maritime potential includes the biotechnology industry marine. Also deep waters, nautical tourism, marine energy, marine minerals, shipping, defense, and the maritime industry.
There are still rampant cases of illegal fishing by domestic ships. Also ships foreigners in Indonesia’s territorial waters and exclusive zones cause the loss of resources significant fish every year. Handling this case requires serious efforts of institutions and regulations to regulate their supervision and control.
The targets of marine and maritime sector development include the utilization of marine resources, the availability of integrated marine resource data. And also information for support the management of coastal and marine resources, the realization of the sea highway and other efforts improve sea transportation services and sea connectivity.
To achieve goals therefore, areas with great maritime potential need to be encouraged to accelerate marine economic development. Maritime activities in West Papua are mostly organized by the ports that are managed. Such as ports in Fakfak, Manokwari, and Sorong City, and also supported by a port that is not operated as a port Coke, Kaimana, Waisor, Bintuni, Manokwari. Terminabuan, and Saonek.
Number of activities shipping at the port operated in West Papua in 2014 has a frequency of smaller than the previous year. The total frequency of ship visits experienced decreased by 2.10 percent or decreased by 58 visits. By type the frequency of visits from domestic shipping has decreased by 2.54 percent or a decrease of 68 visits from 2013 about maritime sector development. Read also Utilization of Mining Potential and Agriculture Potential In West Papua that you need to know.
Meanwhile activities overseas shipping experienced an increase in the frequency of visits by 11.90 percent. Or increased by 10 visits from the previous year. The highest frequency of visits is in the city of Sorong is one of the busiest ports in Eastern Indonesia.West Papua has great resource potential in coastal and marine areas. This matter supported by a wide territorial waters area. As well as having various potentials types of marine biota that have high economic value. The fisheries and marine sector is one of the leading sector in West Papua Province.
Besides maritime sector development and most of the fishery production in Papua Province West is a marine capture fishery. It with production in 2013 amounted to 121,774 tons. Aquaculture products in West Papua consist of marine aquaculture, ponds, ponds, cages, floating nets and rice fields (mina padi) with a production of 75,565 tons, while the other production is of small value. Which type of fish Cultivated include shrimp, pelagic fish, mujair catfish, goldfish, tilapia, and gastor.
Although great fishery potential, but fishermen in West Papua still encounter various obstacles for fisheries sector. Constraints faced by Papuan fishermen The West, among others, the difficulty of obtaining capital for small fishing businesses, fishing, fish ponds, seaweed cultivation. Also processing industries have not carried out in an integrated manner, and fishery product management technology is not adequate.
Results West Papua’s maritime sector development capture fisheries production contributed 2.13 percent of the yield national marine capture fisheries production of 5,707,012 tons in 2013. The vast marine area in West Papua has the opportunity to develop the sector fishery.
The level of utilization of fishery resources is still very low compared to available potential. Fisheries potential in West Papua is available in the Arafuru Sea. It is in particular waters close to Teluk Bintuni, Fakfak, and Kaimana Regencies.
The challenge that faced in developing the maritime sector development , And also fisheries sector in West Papua is to develop an integrated system. Such as of fishing, fish ponds. Also other aquaculture by using technology and the results of catching and processing fish products that are adequate.
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