REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government should improve small-scale fisheries to create the primary base for the world maritime axis concept, said Head of the Marine Campaign of Indonesia Greenpeace Arifsyah M Nasution.

The purpose of the improvement should be to ensure a sustainable and equitable fisheries system, Arifsyah stated here on Monday (1/12)

"Hence, traditional fishermen can get the right to warranty of the best and fair fish price," he noted.

Arifsyah remarked that the fishing community was a key to realizing the maritime axis concept. "The frontline of maritime axis is fishermen. It cannot succeed if traditional and small-scale fishermen do not benefit," he added.