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Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling, through the introduction of By-catch
Reduction Technologies
and Change of Management
(EP/GL
O/201/GEF)




INDONESIA




DISSEMINATION OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs) INSTALLATION
ON SHRIMP TRAWL NET IN INDONESIA
"Promoting The Awareness of Fisheries Shrimp Trawl Industry towards The
Sustainability Fisheries"







Jakarta, March 1st, 2006




DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CAPTURE FISHERIES
MINISTRY OF MARINE AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES
REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
2006





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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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FINAL REPORT



DISSEMINATION OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE (TEDs) INSTALLATION ON
SHRIMP TRAWL NETS IN INDONESIA
"Promoting The Awareness of Fisheries Shrimp Trawl
Industry towards The Sustainability Fisheries"












A Collaboration Project Between Directorate General of
Capture Fisheries and FAO-GEF Project (FAO Symbol
EP/GLO/201/GEF)






Jakarta, March 1st, 2006






DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CAPTURE FISHERIES
MINISTRY OF MARINE AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES
REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
2006

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


First of all, we would like to express our sincere thank to the honourable:
1. Mr. Wilfried Thiele (Senior Fishery Industry Officer, FAO-Rome)
2. Mr. Janne Fogelgren (Project Operations Coordinator, FAO-Rome)
3. Mr. Man Ho So (FAO Representative in Indonesia)
4. Mr. Benni Sormin (FAO Representative in Indonesia)
5. Mr. Steve Eayrs (Australian Maritime College)
6. Mr. Kevin Lee (Australian Fleet Manager)
7. Mr. Thobias Glucksman (U.S. Embassy)

for their valuable advice and participation in the meeting `Dissemination of
Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) Installation On Shrimp Trawl Nets' in Indonesia
which was successfully held on March 1st in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The meeting aimed to demonstrate the advantages of TEDs installation
for the Indonesian shrimp trawl industries. We expect by this kind of
dissemination of information the shrimp trawl managers will realize the
importance of TED installation on their trawl net, especially for the long term
period.

The meeting was successfully conducted as a result of collaboration
among all of the committees (both steering and organizing committee),
Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, FAO ­ Rome, FAO Rep in
Indonesia, Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Bogor University of
Agriculture (IPB) and Fishing Technology Development Centre Semarang. We
greatly appreciate their participation and support.




Jakarta, March 2006
Directorate of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears




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LIST OF-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --------------------------------------------------------------- i
LIST OF CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------ ii
WELCOME SPEECH (Dir of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears) ---------- iii
OPENING REMARKS FROM FAO ------------------------------------------------- ix
OPENING REMARKS (DG of Capture Fisheries, represented by
Secretary General of MOMAF) ------------------------------------------------------- xii

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1.2 Objectives and Purposes -------------------------------------------------- 2
1.2.1. Objectivities ----------------------------------------------------------- 2
1.2.2. Purposes ------------------------------------------------------------- 2

1.3 Funding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

2. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
2.1. Project materials ------------------------------------------------------------- 3

2.2. Project methods ------------------------------------------------------------- 3
2.2.1. Explanation and Extension by the speakers ------------------------- 3
2.2.2. Discussions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3

2.3. Time and Place -------------------------------------------------------------- 4

2.4. Speakers, Resource Persons, Committee and
Participants ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

2.5. Closing ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

3. DISCUSSIONS AND EVALUATIONS
3.1. Discussions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
3.1.1. Outputs ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
3.1.2. Outcomes --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
3.1.3. Benefits ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
3.1.4. Impacts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

3.2. Monitoring and Evaluations ----------------------------------------------- 7
4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1. Conclusions ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

4.2. Recommendations ---------------------------------------------------------- 8

ANNEXES
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Annex 1: Name of Participants -------------------------------------------------- 10
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Annex 2: Description of Activities ----------------------------------------------- 14
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Annex 3: Documentation: Dissemination of TEDs installation ----------- 15
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Annex 4: Publication: Dissemination of TEDs installation ----------------- 19
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Annex 5: Hand Out: Dissemination of TEDs installation ------------------ 21

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DISSEMINATION OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs) INSTALLATION ON
SHRIMP TRAWL NET IN INDONESIA
"Promoting The Awareness of Shrimp Trawl Industry
towards The Sustainability of Fisheries"

a collaboration project between Directorate General of Capture
Fisheries and FAO-GEF Project (FAO
Symbol EP/GLO/201/GEF)

WELCOME SPEECH
DIRECTOR OF FISHING VESSELS AND FISHING GEARS
Ir. DEDY H. SUTISNA, MS


Assalamu `alaikum Warohmatullahi wabarakatuh...

Yang kami hormati:
Bapak Direktur Jenderal Perikanan Tangkap, Mr. Husni Mangga Barani
FAO-Roma: Mr. Wilfried Thiele, Mr.Janne Fogelgren
FAO Representative in Indonesia: Mr. Man Ho So, Mr. Benni Sormin
Our guest, speakers from Australia: Mr. Steve Eayrs, Mr. Kevin Lee
Ketua Sekolah Tinggi Perikanan Jakarta
Dekan FPIK Institut Pertanian Bogor
Kepala Biro Kerja sama dan Perencanaan Luar Negeri
Kepala Pusat Riset Perikanan Tangkap
Direktur Kapal Pengawasan, Ditjen. P2SDKP
Pejabat Eselon II Lingkup Ditjen. Perikanan Tangkap
Para hadirin, undangan dan peserta Desiminasi Penggunaan Turtle
Excluder Devices (TED) pada Pukat Udang



Ladies and Gentlemen
First of all on behalf of the organizing committee dissemination of TEDs on
shrimp trawl with the title "Promoting the awareness of fisheries shrimp trawl

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industry towards the sustainability fisheries", I would like to express our
greatest gratitude to all participants for joining in this opening ceremony.
Secondly, praise be to our God the most merciful and beneficent for bringing us
together in this room. I hope this meeting will be held as scheduled.
Director General of Capture Fisheries and all of the participants,
Fishing practice using trawl nets in Indonesia has been ongoing since 1982. It
happened at the same time with the issue of Presidential Decree no 85/1985.
The industrial shrimp has been conditionally licensed with installing a selective
device Bycatch Excluder Device (BED). The objective of BED is to reduce the
bycatch without loss of shrimp. Trawl nets equipped by BEDs only operated in
the Arafura sea and adjacent waters.
The regulation of installing BEDs in trawl nets was made by the Ministry of
Agriculture no 930/Kpts/Um/12/1982, implementing Presidential Decree no
85/1982 and Director General of Fisheries Decree no IK.010/S3.8075/82
concerning the design of shrimp trawl nets equipped with BEDs.
Based on those regulations the design of shrimp trawls consists of a demersal
seine net equipped with a BED. The design and specification of BEDs can be
modified when further research found appropriate designs of BEDs to manage
fisheries resources at national level. In implementing these regulations
internalization and supervision to all stakeholders is needed. For this reason, it
has become a basic consideration to carry out this dissemination of
information.

Director General of Capture Fisheries and all of the participants,
I would like to convey the report about the FAO-GEF activities such as:
The Indonesian Government in this term, the Directorate General of Capture
Fisheries in cooperation with FAO of the United Nations through the FAO-GEF
Project "Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling,
through the Introduction of the Bycatch reduction Technologies and Change of
Management" (FAO Symbol EP/GLO/201/GEF). Since 2002 some activities have

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been conducted for the development of environmentally friendly trawl fisheries,
with the output from this project, to legalize the standard of BEDs which are
appropriate for Indonesian waters.


Several activities in 2005 were:
1. Problem Identification Concerning By-catch, through introduction
and demonstration of the By-catch Reduction Devices (TEDs/JTEDs) in
Sorong, Ambon, Tual, Sibolga dan Merauke;
2. Meeting and Workshop, project evaluation for both national and
regional in SEAFDEC-Bangkok and International in Mexico;
3. Baseline Study of BRDs, Symposium on Present Status of Trawl In
Indonesia "Discover The Eco-Friendly Trawl in Indonesia Waters".

Moreover some activities have not yet been implemented and have become a
work plan of the FAO-GEF Project for the beginning 2007 such as:
1. Advanced, Baseline Study of BRDs
2. Development / Adaptation of BRDs technologies (Optimalisation and
Experimental Trial)
3. Field Demonstration of New Technologies
4. Introduction of Appropriate BRDs Technology to Shrimp Fishing Fleets
(Implementation Stage, Training/ Workshop of BRDs, Legalizing for The
Concept of BRDs Standardization)
a. Dissemination of results (dissemination for industrial fisheries
companies, advertising : leaflets, posters, pocket books, etc)
b. Meeting, workshop (legalizing for BRDs standardization, project
evaluation)



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These activities will be conducted in 2006 as the proposal is conveyed through
FAO Representative in Indonesia.
1. Advanced, Baseline Study of BRDs such as: Establishment "Fishing
Gear and Method of Trawl in Indonesia" and "Training Course on Audio
Visual Production";
2. Dissemination installing of TED for shrimp trawl industries ;
DISSEMINATION
OF
TURTLE
EXCLUDER
DEVICES
(TEDs)
INSTALLATION ON SHRIMP TRAWL NET IN INDONESIA "Promoting
The Awareness of Fisheries Shrimp Trawl Industry
towards The Sustainability Fisheries" ;
3. Experimental fishing environmentally friendly shrimp trawl in east
Kalimantan waters.
4. Development in design and construction of Eco-friendly trawl fisheries
which suitable for characteristic of Indonesian waters.

On this occasion, we would like to invite the FAO-GEF team to evaluate, along
with us, the activities which have been carried out and also to agree on those
being proposed.

Director General of Capture Fisheries and all of the participants,
Moreover as an organizing committee in this event, I would like to make some
comments about the meeting in Merauke in December 2005:
This dissemination was a recommendation and implementation from "Training
Introduction and Demonstration of using By catch reduction device". Mr Thiele
reported that the implementation of BEDs is not being used properly and can
create problems in the field. However, in Australia, TEDs have been used
voluntarily by the fisherman in order to maintain the sustainability of the
resources. Hence, we need to emphasise the importance of BEDs in shrimp
trawl fisheries to fishing crew and also fisheries companies.

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The objectives of the Dissemination of Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs)
Installation on Shrimp Trawl nets in Indonesia are:
a. Explanation of installing TEDs for environmentally reason;
b. Explanation of installing TEDs for utilization of resources in the long term;
c. Explanation of installing TEDs for monitoring of resources.

The target of this activity is the implementation of environmentally friendly fishing
technology to sustain marine resources:
a. To reduce incidental catch and endangered species such us turtle, porpoise,
dolphin, sea lion, rays and shark:
b. To increase export opportunities by ending the US embargo against shrimp
produce in Indonesia
c. To exclude the by-catch which may reduce sorting time and cost.
d. May reduce protected marine animals


`Dissemination of turtle excluder device (TEDs) Installation on Shrimp Trawl nets in
Indonesia' was conducted for one day on 1 March 2006 with the participants
consisting of:
Company/ Stakeholders
: 30 orang
Sekolah Tinggi Perikanan Jakarta
: 2 orang
IPB
: 3 orang
BBPPI Semarang
: 2 orang
Biro Perencanaan & KLN
: 1 orang
Ditjen P2SDKP
: 1 orang
Pusat Riset Perikanan Tangkap
: 2 orang
Eselon II Lingkup Ditjen Perikanan Tangkap
:
5 orang

And I would like to note that resource persons at this meeting are:
Mr. Wilfried Thiele
(FAO-Roma)
Mr. Janne Fogelgren
(FAO-Roma)
Mr. Steve Eayrs

(Ahli dari Negara Australia)
Mr. Kevin Lee

(Australian Fleet Manager)
Mr. Tobias Glucksman
(Perwakilan dari Kedubes AS)
Mr. Daniel Monintja
(IPB)
Mr. Ari Purbayanto
(IPB)

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Mr. Purwanto

(Ditjen P2SDKP)
Mr. Sukirdjo

(HPPI)
Finally I would like to invite the director general of capture fisheries to give advice and
to open the `DISSEMINATION OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE (TEDS) INSTALLATION
ON SHRIMP TRAWL NETS IN INDONESIA with the theme "Promoting The
Awareness of Fisheries Shrimp Trawl Industry towards
The Sustainability Fisheries" officially.

Wassalaamu 'alaikum Warahmatullahi wabarokaatuh













Jakarta, 01 Maret 2006




Direktur Kapal Perikanan dan Alat Penangkap Ikan


DEDY H SUTISNA


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ONE-DAY MEETING ON
AWARENESS PROMOTION OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE
(TED) UTILIZATION IN SHRIMP INDUSTRY OF INDONESIA
Jakarta, 1 March 2006
Opening remarks from FAO

Honourable Director General for Capture Fisheries (Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries); Senior Officers of the Ministry; FAO Fishery Senior Officers and Experts,
Indonesian fisheries company managers;
Distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen.

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to this very important meeting: the One-
day Meeting on the `Awareness Promotion of TED Utilization in Shrimp Industry of
Indonesia'. I am of the opinion that the utilization of the TED is something that we
cannot delay in order to sustain fishery resources in the long term. Therefore, I am
delighted to see good attendance at the meeting today.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Since ancient times, fishing has been a major source of food and a provider of
employment and economic benefits to those engaged in this activity. For a long time
the wealth of aquatic resources was assumed to be an unlimited gift of nature. However,
with increased knowledge and the dynamic development in the last decades we must
recognise that aquatic resources, although renewable, are finite and need to be managed
in a responsible way. In the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, FAO sets out
principles and international standards of behaviour for responsible practices with a view
to ensuring the effective conservation, management and development of living aquatic
resources, with due respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity.

One source of stress on the marine environment, which is of growing international
concern, is the impact from capture fisheries , hence the need to develop, promote and
implement environmentally sound technology and practices in the marine fisheries

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sector, so as to prevent loss of biodiversity and habitat degradation, is very important.
In a world with increasing demand for food, the sustainable use of natural resources is a
major challenge. Over the past decade it has become clear that marine production is not
unlimited, and it is estimated that the marine harvest cannot be increased much above
its present level of approximately 85 to 90 mill tonnes. Environmental impacts that are
a threat to marine production are other issues of increasing global concern. In the
marine environment such impact might range from climatic changes, pollution, to
detrimental impact of the fisheries themselves.

The research work carried out and documents produced by the participating countries
under this Project clearly showed the extreme complexity of the by-catch problem, the
nature of which varies much from country to country, with many different aspects being
closely associated, for instance: biology, ecology, fishing technology, fish utilization
and
marketing,
sociology,
economy,
management/
regulation/
legislation,
communication/ outreach, conflicts between shrimp trawlers and artisanal fishermen.
Our Meeting today does not attempt to deal with all aspects at the same time, but aims
to assist the fishing industry and fishermen in Indonesia in the introduction and use of
by-catch reduction technologies in their shrimp trawl fisheries.

Major objectives of this meeting are to discuss and review trawl development in the
world and specifically to learn something from Australian and United States'
experience on this matter. A successful outcome of this meeting very much depends on
how the fishing industry perceive problems related to shrimp exploitation, and if they
decide that they have a problem, and also indicate their willingness to commit
themselves to do something about it.

With the problem of fish by-catch, particularly of juvenile food-fish, identified as a
priority area for mitigation, research aimed at developing efficient and practical
solutions has begun in several developed countries. However, because research and
development requires substantial financial and human resources, it will tend to be
restricted to those countries with a strong economy.Therefore, the intervention of GEF,

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among others, through this Project, is very welcome to support efforts by a number of
less fortunate developing countries in four major regions of the world in order to
resolve a common problem.

Furthermore, various studies have attempted to estimate the amount of fish that is
discarded in marine fisheries. These studies, supported by additional information,
indicate that shrimp trawl fisheries are those fisheries with the most severe problem
with discards. In the national reports elaborated on during the preparatory phase of the
project, the discard practice and the capture of juveniles, were indicated as the matters
of main concern. In fact, the situation with regard to discards is very variable from one
country or region to another. Some countries have developed a system to retain and
market all of the catch, whereas others discard nearly everything.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Lastly, I would like to underline that shrimp resources are abundant in many tropical
countries and their exploitation has developed a very economical fishery in many of
these countries. The demand for shrimp on the global market thus generates significant
export incomes for countries exploiting these resources. As shrimp is such an
international commodity, market reactions can to a large extent impact the way shrimp
is exploited. A concrete example of such market reaction is the US ban on shrimp
imports if a device to exclude turtles is not used where such animals occur on the
shrimp fishing grounds. However, to implement new technologies or other management
systems without the people directly involved will not be successful.

With these opening remarks I will, on behalf of FAO, express a real hope that during
the meeting we will have fruitful discussions towards taking a first step to reduce the
environmental stress of shrimp trawl fisheries and in the long term contribute to
increased production.

I wish you a successful meeting.

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DISSEMINATION OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDs) INSTALLATION ON
SHRIMP TRAWL NET IN INDONESIA
"Promoting The Awareness of Shrimp Trawl Industry
towards The Sustainability of Fisheries"

a collaboration project between Directorate General of Capture
Fisheries and FAO-GEF Project (FAO
Symbol EP/GLO/201/GEF)


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Distinguished Guests :
FAO-Roma: Mr. Wilfried Thiele, Mr.Janne Fogelgren
FAO Indonesia Representative: Mr. Ma Ho So, Mr. Benni Sormin
Our guest, speakers from Australia: Mr. Steve Eayrs, Mr.Kevin Lee
Ketua Sekolah Tinggi Perikanan Jakarta
Dekan FPIK Institut Pertanian Bogor
Kepala Biro Kerjasama dan Perencanaan Luar Negeri
Kepala Pusat Riset Perikanan Tangkap
Direktur Kapal Pengawasan, Ditjen. P2SDKP
Pejabat Eselon II Lingkup Ditjen. Perikanan Tangkap
Para hadirin, undangan dan peserta Diseminasi Penggunaan Turtle Excluder
Devices (TED) pada Pukat Udang

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In this favourable opportunity, let's praise our god for his mercy enabling us to
gather today in the opening ceremony of Dissemination of TED implementation
on Shrimp Trawl Fisheries in Indonesia.

To our special guests from FAO-Rome, (Mr. Wilfried Thiele and Mr. Janne
Folgelgren) and also from Australia, (Mr. Steve Eayrs and Mr Kevin Lee),
welcome to Indonesia. I thank you and appreciating your participation,
cooperation, and support of the Indonesian Government in relation to

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conducting a series of activities on "Reduction of Environmental Impact of
Tropical Shrimp Trawling, through the Introduction of By-Catch
Reduction Technologies and Change of Management".
I also thank and appreciate all the participants for joining this seminar at
Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Fishing practice using trawl nets in Indonesia legally started in 1982. It
happened at the same time as the issue of the presidential decree No. 85/1985
on the use of trawl nets. Further regulation was to regulate the trawl
construction, which had to implement the fish separating device known as the
By-catch Excluder Device (BED).

Considering the effectiveness of this fishing gear, the development of this
fishery is being continued. Furthermore, the demand on fish and shrimp export
from catch is high, and the capture fisheries sub-sector has become attractive
to businessmen. However, the government is aware that there are still many
problems that burden the businessmen, which need support from the
government.

Ladies and gentlemen,

The regulation on the use of fish separating devices is based on the
consideration that the fishing activity using shrimp trawl in tropical areas,
generally caught various by-catch species in large quantities in comparison to
target species. The by-catch is made up of young or juvenile fish, and less
economically valuable fish which are mostly sent back to the sea, including
protected species such as turtle, porpoise, etc. Fishing practice with large
amounts of the by-catch may have a negative impact on the sustainability of
fish resources.


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The adoption of fish separating device technology or by-catch reduction
technology (BRD) will maintain the sustainability of fish bio-diversity. As the
result, we will have an opportunity to utilize the fish resources in for a longer
time. This means that it will increase the fishing productivity and export value,
especially for developing country like Indonesia. A recently developed fish
separating device is the TEDs (Turtle Excluder Devices) and JTEDs (Juvenile
and Trash-fish Excluder Device).

However, if there is a decrease in shrimp catch as the target species is still
occurring due to the use of BRDs as mentioned before, it is perhaps because
the installation and operation procedure is not done according to the standard
procedure. That is the reason why it is so important to carry out this
dissemination of information today in this comfortable environment.

Ladies and gentlemen,

The development of this fishing gear has become important to the Indonesian
Government, particularly the Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, in order
to analyse fish resources and other protected marine biota. Moreover, the
Indonesian Government has ratified the Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries. As consequence, we have a commitment to following "the rules of
the game" especially the role on conservation of marine living resource.

The Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, in collaboration with FAO, has
conducted some activities in order to minimise the environmental impact of the
shrimp trawl through Project FAO-GEF "Reduction of Environmental Impact
from Tropical Shrimp Trawling, through The Introduction of By-catch Reduction
Technologies and Change of Management (FAO Symbol EP/GLO/201/GEF).
These activities are very important and in line with the regulations of Fisheries
Law No. 31/2004, and the Vision and Mission of the Directorate of Capture
Fisheries.

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Vision:
The capture fisheries business will be able to increase people prosperity,
competitiveness, and utilization of the resources in an efficient and sustainable
way.


Mission:
1)
Controlling the utilization of fish resources,
2)
Increasing fishermen's income and their prosperity,
3)
Increasing quality and added value of fisheries products,
4)
Supplying animal protein food, raw material for industry, and exports,
5)
Creating a conducive environment for capture fisheries business
development,
6)
Creating work and business opportunity productively,
7)
Increasing human resource quality,
8)
Developing fisheries institution and regulation,
9)
Increasing national income from non-taxation (PNBP) and pure regional
income (PAD),
10) Increasing good governance in fisheries development,
11) Promoting the fish resources to strengthening the nation unity.


Ladies and gentlemen,

By paying attention to some factors as mentioned before, I hope the fishing
business stakeholders will actively participate in conservation and fisheries
resource management by implementing an environmentally friendly fishing
gear. An effort to develop the environmentally friendly fishing gear is the use
of trawl nets equipped with fish separating devices.

Through this dissemination of information, it is expected that all participants
will gain knowledge through interaction with resource persons both from the
local experts and foreign experts (FAO and AMC). I hope from learning about
trawl fisheries management in several countries, which will be presented in this
seminar, will give us the inspiration to implement it in Indonesia. It is clear
that, the importance of the use TEDs on shrimp trawls can be understood

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together so that the management of shrimp trawls, which are suitable to CCRF,
can be achieved.

Finally, to all participants, I'd like to express my thanks for your time, which
has made attending this seminar possible. May God guide us so that this
seminar can be successful and have a successful output as expected.

The last but not least, to all participants, enjoy following the meeting on the
Dissemination of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) Installation on Shrimp Trawl
Net in Indonesia "Promoting the Awareness of Shrimp
Trawl
Industry
towards
the
Sustainability
Fisheries".

Wassalammu 'alaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarakatuh



Jakarta, 01 Maret 2006

Director General of Capture Fisheries

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1.
Background
Implementing The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
(CCRF), some countries and international fisheries organizations have
committed to putting selective fishing gear as a priority in exploiting the
fisheries resources. One way to reduce such an undeliberated catch of
species is by installing By Catch Reduction Devices (BRDs: Turtle Excluder
Devices/ Juvenile and Trash Excluder Devices).

The U.S. shrimp import embargo which went into affect on May 1st,
1996, stipulates that fishing methods used in shrimp capture in harvesting
countries should inflict no harm on marine turtles. Public law 101 ­ 162
section 609, enacted by Congress in 1989, requires that nations who wish
to export shrimp to the United States adopt regulations governing the
incidental capture of sea turtles comparable to those of the U.S., and that
the average rate of incidental capture be comparable to the incidental rate
of capture by U.S. vessels. The clear intent of this law is to encourage
nations to adopt regulations requiring TEDs on all shrimp trawling fishing
vessels in waters shared with five sea turtle species (keep's ridley,
hawksbill, loggerhead, green and leatherback).

The principal need is to solve the environmental and economic
problem resulting from the capture and then the discard of unwanted catch
and by-catch (of juvenile food fish in particular, but also of invertebrates,
and even turtles in some areas) by commercial shrimp trawl fisheries.

Indonesia, together with other participating countries in FAO/GEF
Project, with regard to the present shrimp exploitation, have committed to
changing the shrimp trawl fishery by introducing more environmentally-
sound fishing technologies and practices. Therefore, the sustainable
fisheries resources management could be reached in Indonesia, through:
- adopting the by-catch reduction devices by commercial shrimp trawling
fisheries;
- increasing co-operation among stakeholders in research on and
management of shrimp (and fish) resources;
- improving management of shrimp trawl fisheries in Indonesia;

The Indonesian Government through The Presidential Decree
Number: 85 / 1982 has obligated the shrimp trawl fisheries to install By-
catch Reduction Devices/ Turtle Excluder Devices. Nevertheless, it is
necessary to keep on disseminating and training the regulation to fishermen
in order to get the best performance.


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Regarding to the above background, we would like to conduct a
DISSEMINATION
OF
TURTLE
EXCLUDER
DEVICES
(TEDs)
INSTALLATION ON SHRIMP TRAWL NET IN INDONESIA "Promoting The
Awareness of Commercial Shrimp Trawl Fisheries towards The
Sustainability Fisheries".


1.2.
Objectives and Purpose
1.2.1. Objectives
The objective of the dissemination to promote the awareness of
commercial shrimp trawl fisheries through:
a. Explanation on environmental reasons for TED installation;
b. Explanation on economical reasons for TED installation;
c. Explanation on mid and long-term advantages of TED installation;
d. Explanation on TED installation surveillance;

1.2.2. Purposes
The purpose is to reduce discards of fish captured by shrimp
trawlers, primarily by introducing selective fishing gear technologies:
a. to reduce capture of immature/juvenile fish of commercially important
species;
b. to enlarge the export market opportunity (to remove the shrimp embargo
to U.S.);
c. to reduce the harvest of other unwanted by-catch, so as to reduce the
cost involved in catching, handling, sorting and disposal of this low-
value component;
d. to reduce the capture of unwanted by-catch of non-fish species, like
turtles.

1.3.
Funding
This meeting was financed by FAO/GEF Symbol EP/ GLO/ 201/ GEF
Project.








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2. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

2.1.
Project Materials
The materials for Dissemination of Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs)
Installation on Shrimp Trawl Net in Indonesia, consist of:
a. Overview of Trawl Development in The World (Mid and Long-term
Advantages of TED Installation) .
b. Learning from neighbouring countries: Shrimp Trawl Management in
Australia.
c. The Advantages of TEDs and BRDs from Australian Industries
Perspective.
d. TEDs Installation and Implementation for Indonesian Shrimp Trawl
Industry.
e. Indonesia Law and Surveillance on TEDs Installation.
f. United States TEDs Regulation in The Pasific Area.
g. The University Role on TEDs Research in Indonesia.

Beside those are, all the participants were also given some other
materials as follows:
a. Copy of VCDs (3 titles);
b. Posters; Promoting the TED installation for shrimp trawl net (2 pictures);
c. Leaflet; Guidance for proper TED installation.

2.2.
Project Methods
This meeting is a general explanation and extension project to the
Indonesian shrimp trawl managers. To reach the above objectives and
purposes, the applied methods, are:

2.2.1. Explanation and Extension by the speakers
The dissemination was designed to brief a general TED installation
explanation to the participants. Particularly, each speaker gave a more
detailed description on environmental and economic advantages. It also
compared two different experiences on TED installation both in Australia
and Indonesia. Furthermore, legal instruments have been regulated (either
by the local/Indonesian government or US government) and their
surveillance also explained.

2.2.2. Discussions
After the briefing, all the participants had a chance to ask for more
detailed explanation, to give suggestions or opinions on the related topic.
Using this method, it is expected that the participants will get a clear
understanding of the above mentioned objectives and purposes. Although
there were some criticisms, especially from the shrimp trawl industries

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association (Mr. Sukirdjo, HPPI), eventually almost all of the participants
understood and realized the need for TEDs installation on shrimp trawl nets.

2.3.
Time and Place
The Disseminationn of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) Installation on
Shrimp Trawl Net in Indonesia with the topic "Promoting the Awareness of
Commercial Shrimp Trawl Fisheries towards the Sustainability Fisheries",
was held on:
Day/ Date
: Wednesday/ March 1st , 2006
Time
: 08.00 Indonesian Western Time
Tempat
: Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta


The meeting was officially opened by Secretary General of Ministry of
Marine Affairs And Fisheries (Mr. Andin H. Taryoto). Other speeches were
also made by:
a. FAO Rep. in Indonesia (Mr. Man Ho So);
b. Director of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears (Mr. Dedy H. Sutisna).

2.4.
Speakers, Resource Persons, Committee and Participants
The speakers attending during the meeting were experts: state
government officers, lecturers from the university and private sectors. They
were either local or foreign experts.
No
Name
Institutions
1
Wilfried Thiele
FAO ­ Rome
2
Steve Eayrs
Australian Maritime College
3
Mr. Kevin Lee
Australian Fleet Manager
4
Tobias Glucksman U.S. Embassy in Indonesia
5
Andin H. Taryoto
Secrt. General of MOMAF
6
Nilanto P
Secretary of DGCF ­ MOMAF
7
Dedy H Sutisna
Dir of Fishing Vessels & Fishing Gears, DGCF-MOMAF
8
Parlin Tambunan
Dir of Fisheries Resources
9
Haryadi Priyanto
DG of Fisheries Resources Surveillance
10
Daniel R. Monintja
Bogor University of Agriculture
11
Ari Purbayanto
Bogor University of Agriculture
12
Sukirdjo
Association of Shrimp Trawl Industries (HPPI)

Furthermore, the meeting was also supported by resource persons,
members of the National Steering Committee:
No
Name
Institutions
1
Suardoyo
Head of Fishing Technology Development Centre,
Semarang
2
Suhariyanto
Fishing Gears Engineer of Fishing Technology
Development Center, Semarang
3
RB. Mulyanto
Fishing Gears Engineer of Fishing Technology
Development Centre, Semarang

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The organizing committee of this meeting was supported by the staff
of Sub Directorate of Liability and Construction for Fishing Gears with the
secretariat address: Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16 (16th floor) Jakarta
Pusat, tel no: (+62-21) 3519070 ext 1641 and fax no: (+62-21) 3520726.
Meanwhile, the steering committee was supported by The National Steering
Committee of FAO-GEF Project Reduction OF Environmental Impact from
Tropical Shrimp Trawling, through The Introduction of By-Catch Reduction
Technologies
and
Change
of
Management
(FAO
Symbol
EP/GLO/201/GEF).

The participants of this meeting, especially from shrimp trawl
industries, are: PT. Tri Kusuma Graha; PT. Sinar Abadi Cemerlang; PT. Dwi
Bina Utama; PT. Maprodin; PT. Tofico; PT. West Irian Fisheries Industry;
PT. Nusantara Fishery; PT. Alfa Kurnia; PT. Irian Marine Product
Development; PT. Mina Kartika; PT. Hasuda; PT. Nalendra Raya Bhakti;
PT. Pusaka Bahari; PT. Pelagis Samudera Lestari; PT. Bonecom.



2.5.
Closing
The Dissemination of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) Installation on
Shrimp Trawl Nets in Indonesia with the topic "Promoting The Awareness
of Commercial Shrimp Trawl Fisheries Towards The Sustainability
Fisheries", was closed on the same day (Wednesday, March 1st, 2006) at
4.30 Indonesian Western Time.


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3. DISCUSSIONS AND EVALUATIONS

3.1.
Discussions
Due to the explanations from all the speakers and suggestions/
opinions occurring duringthe meeting, we can sumarize some points
regarding the targeted project.

3.1.1. Outputs
a. Dissemination of TED installation to Indonesian shrimp trawl industries
could be held through the direct `spreading' of ideas (speakers, leaflets,
posters);
b. A film describing the underwater TEDs performance could be watched
by participants;
c. A forum for expressing perspectives from each stakeholder could be
held.

3.1.2. Outcomes
a. The shrimp trawl industries could be stimulated to make some creations
for conserving the environment and its living biotas;
b. A new conciousness occured among the shrimp trawl industries on
TEDs installation;
c. Some perspectives of each stakeholder could be identified.

3.1.3. Benefits
a. A willingness to conduct a little research among shrimp trawl industries;
b. The increase of TEDs installation among shrimp trawl industries.

3.1.4. Impacts
a. Turtles and other marine biotas can be conserved (environmental
advantages);
b. A more profitable business (economical advantages);
c. A sustainable fisheries can be obtained.





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3.2.
Monitoring and Evaluation
According to the monitoring and evaluation during the meeting there
were no significant changes between the implementation and the proposed
project. A few small changes were; the Director General of Capture
Fisheries, the person who was previously expected to open the
dissemination officially, was replaced by the Secretary General of the
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Also, there were more speakers
than initially expected from the shrimp trawl industries (local/ Indonesian
Shrimp Trawl Association and Australian Fleet Manager).




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4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1.
Conclusions
The Dissemination of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) Installation on
Shrimp Trawl Net in Indonesia with topic "Promoting the Awareness of
Commercial Shrimp Trawl Fisheries towards the Sustainability Fisheries"
had been conducted in Borobudur Hotel Jakarta for one day.
The speakers consisted of experts from different backgrounds, either
local or foreign experts who shared their experiences and represented their
perspectives.
With regards to the dissemination of information, the participants,
especially from shrimp trawl industries, were challenged to prove their thesis
on the advantages of TED installation.

4.2.
Recommendations
1) A new paradigm needs to be introduced to shrimp trawl industries that
installing TEDs has important objectives such as conserving the
environmental and marine biotas;
2) Nevertheless, the correct installation of TEDs will open a new larger
export markets to US;
3) Some advanced research and engineering work on TEDs construction
which is appropriate with Indonesian waters needs to be conducted;
4) Collaboration and coordination between stake holders; government,
researchers, shrimp trawl industries, fishermen, NGOs needs to be
improved;
5) While waiting for the appropriate TEDs, the use of the available design
and construction regulated by USA is recommended;




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Annex 1 : Name of Participants

No Name
Institutions
1 Is Sjafruddin
PT. Maprodin
2 Makmur Prawira K
PT. Tri Kusuma Graha
3 Suryadi
PT. Sinar Abadi Cemerlang
4 M. Imronie A.
PT. Sinar Abadi Cemerlang
5 Dede Solehudin
Bureau of Foreign Affairs, MOMAF
6 Eko Budiharto
Directorate of Capture Fisheries Licence, DGCF
7 Jap. Tungga, SH
PT. Maprodin
8 Mertha
PT. Tri Kusuma Graha
9 Ir. Any Suharti
PT. Tofico
10 M. Riyanto
Bogor Agriculture Institute
11 Sukirjo
Shrimp Trawl Industries Association/ HPPI
12 S. Bambang M.
PT. Dwi Bina Utama
13 Prof. John Haluan
Bogor Agriculture Institute
14 Dr. Mulyono S. Baskoro Bogor Agriculture Institute
15 Wudianto
Marine Fisheries Research Centre
16 Nisfawati
Directorate of Fishing Port
17 Ronny I. Wahyu
Bogor Agriculture Institute
18 Ratna D.S.
PT. Alfa Kurnia Fish Enterprise
19 S. Sutarman
PT. Alfa Kurnia Fish Enterprise
20 Panghutan Simanjuntak Directorate of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
21 Suharto
Jakarta University of Fisheries
22 Yustinus Edy P
Directorate of Foreign Marketing, DG P2HP - MOMAF
23 Martono
PT. Dwi Bina Utama
24 Endang R.
PT. Irian Marine Product Dev.
25 L. Soetrisman
PT. Pusaka Bahari
26 Utarso
PT. Pusaka Bahari
27 I. Lusiana
HPPI
28 Hardi
Data, Information and Statistics Centre, MOMAF
29 Tachmid
PT. Bonecom
30 Joni Junaidi
Directorate of Inspector Vessels
31 Ibrahim P.
HNSI
32 Endroyono
Directorate of Capture Fisheries Development
33 Haryadi Priyanto
Directorate of Fisheries Resources Surveillance
34 Annu
METRO TV
35 Chandra
METRO TV
36 Prof. Daniel R. Monintja Bogor Agriculture Institute
37 Subhat Nurhakim
Capture Fisheries Research Center


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No Name
Institutions
38 Suardoyo
BPPI Semarang
39 Tobias Glucksman
US Embassy
40 Ari Purbayanto
Bogor Agriculture Institute
41 Suhariyanto
BPPI Semarang
42 Wilfried Thiele
FAO Rome
43 Fogelgren
FAO Rome
44 So, Man Ho
FAO
45 Kevin Lee
Australia
46 Benni Sormin
FAO
47 Steve Eayrs
AMC
48 Parlin Tambunan
Dit. Of Fisheries Resources, DGCF
49 Ibrahim Ismail
Dit. Of Fisheries Infrastructure, DGCF
50 Andin H. Taryoto
Secretary General of MOMAF
51 Eka Purnama
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
52 Novitri Hasanah
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
53 Agoestinneke R
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
54 Nomensen L
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
55 Imron R
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
56 Muklis
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
57 R.B. Mulyanto
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
58 H. Darkum
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears
59 Jainur Manurung
Dit. Of Fishing Vessels and Fishing Gears



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