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Zero tax for Indonesian Blue Swimming Crab

With the fishing restrictions imposed by the government, Indonesia is unlikely be able to fully benefit from the tariff reduction provided by the United States under its generalized system of preference (GSP), businessmen said. The tariff dropped down to zero

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Risk Based Framework Assessment in Kendari

The Risk-Based Framework (RBF) was developed to make Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme more widely accessible to all types of fisheries. Previous to the development of the RBF, fisheries needed substantial quantitative data to be assessed against the MSC

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Logbook and UVI Training

Building upon the successful creation of the multi-stakeholder DMC and successful implementation of data collection in mini-plants, IMACS engaged APRI to expand the availability of fishery data via self reporting by stakeholders, as a first step towards establishing auditable control

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APRI and SFP Control Document System

Since early 2015, APRI and SFP have been crafting and trialing a Control Document (CD) system. In order to strengthen compliance among producers and facilitate the supply chain’s accountability, traceability and verification; SFP has recommended the adoption of Control Documents

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Indonesian vice president restocks Rajungan in Takalar

Blue swimming crab juveniles are released by the Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK), accompanied by Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Darmansyah Hadad, Chairman of Kadin

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I-Fish Logbook inception meeting

The inception meeting was conducted in Fisheries and Marine Affairs Agency Southeast Sulawesi Province on 2 May 2015. The meeting was attended by many stakeholders in SE Sulawesi, including local government, mini-plants, fishermen, universities, and DMC members. The meeting is

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APRI wins IMACS-USAID grant for Rajungan FIP

APRI wins a grant for Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project in Southeast Sulawesi for year 2015 from Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project (IMACS). Chemonics, the Buyer, acting on behalf of the

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APRI-SFP control document trial in Indonesia

The BSC fisheries extend over much of Indonesia’s coastline and government capacity to enforce the new regulations is limited. APRI and SFP (Sustainbale Fisheries Partnership) are conducting control document trial in Madura, Gresik, Betahwalang, Kudus, and Kendari (Pamandati) from 10

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Ministerial Decree on BSC control rules dissemination in Jakarta, Rembang, and Jepara

The Indonesian government has introduced new regulations governing the minimum landing size of blue swimming crab, banning landing berried females, and banning mini-trawl gear. In April 9, 2015, Balai Besar Penangkapan Ikan (BBPI) is conducting an event to socialize Ministerial

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APRI participates at Boston Seafood Show

APRI members are participating at the International Boston Seafood Show in Boston from 15-17 March 2015. They are Blue Star Foods, Phillips Foods, Kelola Mina Laut, Mutiara Laut Abadi, Pan Putra Samudera, Bumi Menara Industri, Handy, Prima Cakrawala Abadi ,

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