Indonesia will host the country’s third International Coastal Tuna Business Forum from the 19 to 20 May 2014 to assess ways to support the company’s pole and line and handline fishery.
The free event is being organised by Indonesia’s Ministry for Regional Development (KPDT), the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF). It is backed by NGOs such as the WWF.
Last year’s forum ascertained that there was a need for a task force to drive the country’s coastal tuna fisheries.
As a result, the new Asosiasi Perikan Pole and Line dan Handline Indonesia (AP2HI) association was created, as was a new forum for pole and line development in the Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) province. The AP2HI is a co-supporter of this year’s event.
