Catching area

Catching area FAO 71 with fishing ground in Management of Fishery Territory of the republic of Indonesia Number 718, covering in the north bordering the outer boundary of ZEE Indonesia – Palau; to the east bordering the outer sea boundary of Indonesia – Papua New Guinea; in the south by Prov. West Papua; and in the west by North Halmahera Prov. North Maluku.

Sustainability

Gillnets generally have low environmental impacts with minimal seabed interaction. The size of fish caught can be determined by the mesh size, helping to avoid catching juvenile fish. The driftnets fishing gear is a passive fishing gear operated by using an 8 inch / 20cm mesh. Using big mesh of the fishing gear, all baby and/or juvenile fishes can pass through, only the big fish can be caught.
Our gillnet fisheries have made improvements, which include increased monitoring for sustainability monitoring for catch, CPUE, length, age, frequencies and independent observer coverage. Gear modifications have also been made and we use ‘pingers’: acoustic alarms attached to nets which deter marine mammals. Using our ancestors methods for fishing we target specific species only during certain times of the year, determined by tides and the moon, allowing fish stocks to replenish themselves. We set aside certain areas, such as coral reefs, as protected spots in which fishing is prohibited.

We manage a fleet of 12 boats using -60f freezing capability with the capacity of 110 tons per boat.

We are implementing a sustainable fishing policy and are part of a Indonesian coalition to report Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.