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Fisherman of Madura get Published on NRC Dutch Newspaper and Selected to Singapore ECOFILM Festival 2020

by adminapri November 18, 2020 0 comments

APRI as the Indonesian Association of Blue Swimming Crab highly appreciates the fisherman in Pamekasan, Madura who are selected as an good fishermen for sustainable crab management based on the MSC ecolabel standard.

Pict. NRC Dutch Newspaper upload Indonesian Fisherman (Suparman)

The NRC Dutch Newspaper was published that fishery activities in Madura can be exemplified as implementing sustainable fisheries. Not only in the Dutch media, however, the journey of the Madura fishermen which was documented by MSC in collaboration with APRI was also selected in the ECO Film Festival in Singapore.

“It’s good to use bubu (Traps), it’s simpler, it’s easier, we can release esier if we catch small crabs” Suparman said with a typical native accent. APRI will always accompany fisherman to create sustainable and traceability crab management. ”

The story of this fisherman of madura Suparman is expected to be able to inspiring fishermen outside the region to participate in implementing sustainable fisheries in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Affairs as well as standards from the MSC ecolabel which will be useful for crabs in the future. (Dic/12-11-2020)

Jayalah Nelayan Indonesia !