"No specific measure is needed as transactions in our fish trade remains positive," Moh Abdi Suhufan, chairman of the Association of Indonesian Marine Affairs Scholars (Iskindo) said here on Sunday.
The country recorded surplus in its fish trade, Abdi Suhufan said, adding imports are only for fish not produced in the country such as salmon.
Earlier, Executive Director of the Maritime Study Center for Humanity Abdul Halim called on the government to adopt protective policy by restricting fish import to follow the policy of a number of advanced countries.
"Fish protection policy have been adopted by Scandinavian countries including Sweden, Denmark and Norway," Abdul Halim said.
He said those countries restricted imports of fishery products such as shrimps on allegation that shrimp producers caused damage to the environment.
He said such tight control by the government is needed to protect the country`s interest in the fishery sector.
Reporting by Muhammad Razi Rahman
Editing by Albert Saragih, Rahmad Nasution
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