The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work with Glasgow-based Traceall Global to carry out a pilot project aimed at reducing IUU fishing in the country’s waters.
The aim of the full rollout of Traceall Global’s FishTrace Technology will be to use advanced monitoring and traceability technology to eliminate IUU fishing completely.
Illegal fishing in Indonesian waters is a huge issue for the government’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF). Although currently capturing 1.5 tonnes of illegal fish annually, it faces difficulties in tracking vessels around the country’s islands and archipelagos.
Traceall Global will work with the Indonesian Government to develop an electronic fisheries management logbook, eliminating the existing paper based logging process moving all data capture to 24-hour real time systems. The new systems will be implemented on all Indonesian fishing vessels to support the tracking and traceability of their fishing catch and achieve the Indonesian Government’s objective of stopping illegal fishing.
Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, said, “Illegal fishing is a massive issue in Indonesia which is currently costing the Indonesian economy $20bn each year. In order to protect the depleted stocks in Indonesian waters, we have been destroying the illegal fishing vessels, however this is not something we can sustain. The traceability software we are using via Traceall Global will help us eliminate IUU and provide full traceability throughout our supply chain.”
To support the implementation of the Traceall Global traceability system in Indonesia the business will initially be employing two Indonesian Business students to work with the team from their headquarters in Glasgow with the aim of growing the team significantly as the project rolls out.
This week Bali Seafoods has also signed a MOU with Traceall Global to install its traceability software into four processing plants that are in development in Indonesia. This will be one of the first fully integrated traceability systems in Indonesia.
