Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Production of Indonesia: Recent Status of GDP Growth

Abstract

Agus Putra Abdul Samad, Rindhira Humairani, Nanda Rizki Purnama, Eva Ayuzar

Indonesia is among wellknown countries which produce high quality fish and fisheries product in the world. This country has 108.000 km of coastline with 17.504 islands. It is estimated that fish resources in Indonesia cover 37% of the world's fish species, whereas coral reef reaches 10% of the total world's coral reefs. This paper reviews about the performance of fisheries growth in Indonesia including: fisheries production, captured fisheries, aquaculture production and marine conservation area. All data was collected from the Ministery of Fisheries and Marine Affairs, Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistic, and several related literatures. The result showed about the recent growth of fisheries and aquaculture production, the latest volume of conservation area, Fisheries Gross Domestic Product, Fishermen Exchange Rate and Cultivator Exchange Rate in 2019.

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