Tempo Interactive, Friday, 21 May, 2010 | 16:53 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Banyuwangi:The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will distribute 1,000 fishing boat with a capacity above 30 gross tons to fisherman in 34 provinces in Indonesia.
According to the Director General of Captured Fish of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Dedy H. Sutisna, the boats will be distributed in stages starting this year up until 2015.
One province is targeted to get at least 30 boats.
“This policy is an instruction from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,” said Dedy at a working visit in Banyuwangi, on Thursday (20/5).
In this year’s state budget, he said, the Department has allocated around Rp90 billion to procure 60 ships.
One boat costs 1.5 billion.
According to Dedy, these ships are prioritized for fishermen who still use small ships.
It was expected that boats with bigger capacity fisherman will have a greater range to capture fish in order to be able capture more.
“Fisherman will automatically have more revenue,” he said.
IKA NINGTYAS.
