REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is collaborating with Indonesia to conserve marine resources, stated Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Jakarta Brian McFeeters.

"The USAID has contributed US$35 million over the past several years and has pledged another US$33 million for the next five years to protect marine resources and promote sustainable fisheries in Indonesia," McFeeters remarked here on Thursday night.

Speaking during a campaign on "Saving Our Oceans and Sea Turtles," he stated that the preservation of marine resources is not just centered on the relationship between Indonesia and the United States but is a responsibility that must be borne by the world.

He noted that one of the conservation measures, as part of the bilateral cooperation between both nations, is to save the endangered leatherback turtles whose population continues to decline.