Indonesia

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU–Indonesia trade agreement risks giving Indonesian tuna producers an unfair edge in the European market, according to industry representatives, who warn the deal could undermine EU fleets and processors.

27th March 2026

EU tuna deal sparks industry concern

27th March 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The non-profit organisation’s project will be funded by the International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS) and will support safer working conditions for fishers by identifying accident risks, co-developing safety materials, and delivering practical, fisher-led training to improve financial literacy, first aid,…

3rd February 2026

Indonesian fisher safety, wage protection boost

3rd February 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Seafood Task Force (STF) has begun an 18-month pilot project meant to give migrant tuna fishers a way to report abuse without risking their jobs or their safety.

5th December 2025

Tuna crews gain new welfare lifeline

5th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Indonesia exported 105,259 tonnes of shrimp in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 13% increase on the corresponding period of last year, according to new industry analysis from Shrimp…

12th August 2025

First-half uplift in Indonesian shrimp exports

12th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The University of Stirling has secured over GBP 2 million in funding to lead a major international project aimed at improving the welfare of farmed fish in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

11th August 2025

Stirling leads fish welfare project

11th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU is supporting Indonesia’s push for safer, fairer work in its fishing industry and seafood processing sector under the next phase of the Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia initiative.

15th July 2025

EU backs safer jobs for Indonesian fishers

15th July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A four-day summit has been held in Indonesia by the Seafood Task Force (STF) to discuss how to protect migrant fishers working on distant-water tuna vessels.

21st May 2025

Seafood Task Force holds summit on protecting migrant tuna fishers

21st May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In 2024, the United States imported 762,804 tonnes of shrimp, representing a 3% decrease from the previous year and a 15% drop from the trade peak of 2021. However, this volume was…

11th February 2025

US shrimp imports slide

11th February 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Indonesia has taken a groundbreaking step by upgrading its national seafood traceability system, Stelina, to be compatible with the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) Standard.

17th January 2025

Indonesia adopts GDST seafood standard

17th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With a total export volume of 52,476 tonnes, shrimp exports from Indonesia in the third-quarter 2024 increased 2% year-over-year, finds the latest analysis from Shrimp Insights.

14th November 2024

Indonesian shrimp exports bounce back

14th November 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A Solar Ice Maker (SIM) facility has been introduced to a remote fishing community in Kawa, Indonesia, with the intention to help its small-scale fishers improve the quality of their tuna catches…

16th October 2024

Indonesian tuna fishers introduce solar ice-making

16th October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council and non-profit organisation Kaleka have joined forces to promote sustainable seafood farming in Indonesia’s Seruyan district.

6th September 2024

ASC and Kaleka team up on sustainable aquaculture

6th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) has strengthened its Indonesian team with the appointment of a new Indonesia Program Lead.

24th June 2024

IPNLF names new Indonesia lead

24th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Third-party certification programme Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has had its presence strengthened in Southeast Asia with the addition of Japfa as a BAP endorser in Indonesia. This is the first company with…

7th November 2023

Indonesia’s Japfa endorses BAP certification

7th November 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Eastern Indonesia hatchery Prima Larvae Bali (PLB) has brought in Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) expertise to elevate its whiteleg shrimp (vannamei) breeding programme, with the support helping deliver bio-secure, top-quality post-larvae (PL) suited…

27th October 2023

CAT boosts Indonesian shrimp breeding programme

27th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following successful pilots in different countries, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has presented the development of a framework for credible Aquaculture Improvements Projects (AIPs) under the ASC Improver Programme at the Global…

7th September 2023

New support launched for ‘improver’ shrimp farmers

7th September 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Much in the same way that the restorative agriculture movement is looking to increasingly nurture and restore terrestrial food production systems that deliver positive environmental impacts, in the water, restorative and regenerative…

21st August 2023

Optimising restorative aquaculture

21st August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

More than 1,000 small-scale farms have now earned Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for responsibly farmed seafood, as a result of ASC’s group certification.

5th May 2023

Group certification working for small farms

5th May 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Tilapia producer Regal Springs Indonesia has won a Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award in the Synergy category from the Government of Serdang Bedagai Regency.

27th January 2023

Regal Springs CSR award

27th January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture non-profit ThinkAqua and the Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP) have signed an MOU which will see the two collaborate to support improvements in shrimp farming that will increase welfare along the supply…

2nd January 2023

New shrimp welfare MOU

2nd January 2023