"The point to underline here is of course that imports are not restricted, but the managing and supervising measures will be applied strictly and in accordance with the provisions," Director General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance Military Rear Admiral Adin Murawaluddin noted in a statement received here, Wednesday.
Murawaluddin spoke of having instructed his staff on the field to apply strict measures in the event of violations against fisheries import policies.
He had urged the staff on the field to follow up on reports regarding misappropriation claims and ensure that imported fisheries products aligned with the provisions based on the authorization that had been issued.
"Our staff on the field will implement strict measures against importers, who attempt to violate regulations," he stated.
He further made assurance that supervisory measures against fishery imports will also be applied in integration with those enforced by the Ministry of Fisheries and Provincial governments.
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Meanwhile, Director for Fisheries Resources Management Supervision, Drama Panca Putra, noted that his staff had mapped out areas with high fisheries import activities in the country, including the Province of Central Java.
Putra affirmed that at least 27 fishery companies in Central Java had conducted fisheries imports for fish-canning industries, fortification, and re-exports, among other activities.
"We have mapped out areas with high imports of fisheries products in Indonesia," he noted, adding that Central Java had also become one of the destinations for imported fish distribution for importers from the provinces of Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, and East Java, especially fish commodities for curing activities known as pemindangan.
In order to heighten surveillance against import activities in the fisheries sector, the ministry will also not compromise with violations from business makers, he affirmed.
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Translator: M Razi R, Aria Cindyara
Editor: Suharto
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