Fisheries
Gear Exchange Program
The Indonesian government has introduced new regulations governing in 2015 the banning mini-trawl gear. Therefore, many fishermen now are in transition to change their fishing gear. SFP is supporting APRI to carry out gear exchange program from gillnets to collapsible
Read MoreControl Document Trials in Three Supply Chains
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. If these regulations are complied with, then the best available modeling indicates typical BSC stocks will rebuild,
Read MoreAPRI FIP rated B “Good Progress” by SFP
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is making a new, first-of-its-kind evaluation tool and grading system for fishery improvement projects (FIPs) that will allow the seafood industry and other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of these initiatives. By July 2016, APRI FIP
Read MoreAPRI visit to Seafood Expo North America 2016
Executive Director of APRI, Dr. Hawis Madduppa went to Boston on 6th to 8th March 2016 to attend Seafood Expo North America (SENA) 2016. The visit was related to Indonesian as a participant in SENA 2016. The suppliers from around
Read MoreI-Fish Working Group Discussion
On Wednesday, March 30th 2016, Yayasan Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia (MDPI) was held I-Fish Working Group Discussion. The discussion was held in Hotel Santika Bogor and followed by Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and
Read MoreRisk 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
Read MoreLogbook 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
Read MoreAPRI 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
Read MoreI-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
Read MoreAPRI 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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