SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE IN INDONESIA SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE IN INDONESIA SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE IN INDONESIA SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE IN INDONESIA SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE IN INDONESIA

Abstract

Aquaculture has an important role in the development of many national economies and plays a key role in rural development in Asia-Pacific including Indonesia. With the expansion of aquaculture products, there is a growing concern over the impacts of aquaculture on environmental sustainability and also over the requirements on quality and food safety by consumers and regulators. For this reason, there is a need to improve aquaculture technology and management system in Indonesia to address the need for eco-friendly production process and food safety concerns for the sustainability of national aquaculture. The Indonesian Fisheries Act No 31 (2004) mentioned among others that the Indonesian Fisheries Management should be done for job opportunity, and for fisher, farmer and related community welfare, and also for fisheries resources and environmental sustainability. In addition, it is also mentioned that the product from both captured and aquaculture fisheries should meet quality standard and product safety. The most critical factors to achieve sustainable aquaculture in Indonesia are availability of good quality seed, good practice in growing-out system, aquaculture environments, fish health management, quality of product and marketing. This reviews Indonesian aquaculture related with sustainable practices and management schemes toward preserving the aquaculture environment, meeting food safety requirements for aquaculture products, and achieving product quality and safety.