The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries KKP targets fishery production to reach 30.37 million tons in the Government Work Plan (RKP) in 2023 with fishery GDP growth of around 4 to 6%. "The target for the main performance indicators in rkp 2023 is the first fishery GDP growth of 4 to 6 percent, the second is fishery production of 30.37 million tons," said KKP Secretary General Antam Novambar in his statement at a working meeting with Commission IV DPR RI monitored in Jakarta, Tuesday. The fishery production target consists of 8.73 tons of capture fisheries and 21.58 million tons of aquaculture. Furthermore, the export of fishery products is also targeted to reach 7.66 billion US dollars by 2023. The KKP also targets to increase fish consumption by 61.02 kg per capita per year.
For the welfare of fishermen, KKP targets the fisherman's exchange rate of 107, the area of conservation area to reach 29.1 million hectares, and the percentage of compliance of marine and fishery business actors at 97%. Meanwhile, for the indicative ceiling of 2023, Antam explained that based on the joint Decree of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Bappenas dated April 18, 2002 regarding the Indicative Ceiling of Expenditures for Ministries in the 2023 fiscal year, KKP obtained an indicative ceiling of IDR 6.1 trillion. Antam explained that the proposed indicative ceiling for 2023 is allocated to the Marine Fisheries Research and Human Resources Agency at IDR 1.34 trillion, followed by the Directorate General of Aquaculture at IDR 1.07 trillion, the Directorate General for Supervision of Marine Fisheries Resources at IDR 936 billion, and the Directorate General Capture Fisheries of IDR 838 billion.
Meanwhile, if translated based on work programs, the largest budget is allocated for marine and fisheries management programs IDR 2 trillion, value added and competitiveness programs IDR 157.5 billion, environmental quality programs IDR 83.63 billion, vocational education and training programs IDR 280 .5 billion, and a management support program of IDR 3.58 trillion. Meanwhile, based on the type of expenditure, the indicative ceiling of KKP in 2023 consists of operational expenditure of IDR 2.82 trillion and non-operational expenditure of IDR 3.28 trillion.
