POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES IN MERAUKE REGENCY TO SUPPORT NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY Just Try to Submit This Sample Abstract
Hendricus Lembang 1) and Sebestina Siman 2)

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Fishery resources, both sea and land, contribute to the economic growth of Merauke Regency. This sector is in the business field together with agriculture and forestry which is 23.15 percent or with a value of Rp. 2.6 Trillion in 2022. Fishery products reached 18,696 tons in 2022. Fish production is a source of food for protein. This is in line with the threat of a food crisis due to increasing world and national food prices triggered by rising fuel prices. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. Literature research using various literatures, books, journals, reports and seminar results. The results of the study found that sea fisheries resources for local consumption were only 9,170 tons and land fishery production for local consumption was only 3,635 tons in 2022. So the rest was sent inter islands. The problem with the availability of fishery resources in Merauke Regency is that there has been no export since the moratorium on Ship Permits.

Keywords: fisheries, local consumption, export

Topic: Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries