Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said the quota-based measurable fishing policy has the potential to bring in non-tax state revenues (PNBP) of up to Rp 12 trillion a year if it runs optimally. "So if, for example, all 6 million tons can be lifted, then the potential is around Rp 12 trillion," said Trenggono after the National Working Meeting for Supervision and Law Enforcement in the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sector in Jakarta, Tuesday. Trenggono said that PNBP in the fisheries sector in 2022 could not be optimal because they still had to complete the legal umbrella for a quota-based measurable fishing policy and had to make various preparations. He said the PNBP of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries could be more optimal in 2023 when the entire policy system was operational.
The KKP limits the capture of fish resources throughout Indonesia to 6 million tons per year, out of a total of 12 million tons available. Trenggono describes if each kilogram of fish is worth Rp. 20 thousand and the PNBP received by KKP is 10 percent, then the potential state revenue from fishing activities is fish can reach Rp 12 trillion a year. For 2022, Trenggono estimates that measurable fishing is not more than 1 million tons, so that the maximum potential that can be received by the state is IDR 2 trillion. This is because the legal umbrella for a measured fishing policy can only be completed at the end of April, and it takes three to four months to prepare facilities and infrastructure. "It can only be 1 million lift is already extraordinary," said Trenggono. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will implement a quota-based measurable fishing policy in the context of better capture fisheries management by balancing the economy and ecology. Measured fishing is carried out in six zones in 11 Fisheries Management Areas of the Republic of Indonesia (WPPNRI). Every ship that wants to catch fish in Indonesian waters must be registered and allowed to take fish resources according to a predetermined contract. Every fish caught is subject to PNBP, except for the quota for fishing by traditional fishermen which is not subject to PNBP at all. The government also opens international fishing vessels to be able to invest by catching fish in Indonesian waters with quotas and conditions that have been set.
