REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Maritime and Fishery Affairs Susi Pudjiastuti apologizes because she took a "shortcut" on imposing the new policy. Recently, Pudjiastuti puts moratorium on fishery vessels.
"I apologize that I didn't talk with stakeholders before imposing the policy," Pudjiastuti said on Tuesday, November 11.
She explained that a talk with stakeholders could take months. Some would persuade government to loosen the policy. "It takes a long time," she said.
The moratorium is following the shocking report that state only obtained 8,000 IDR per gross ton of fish per year in non-tax revenue. Meanwhile, the vessel repeatedly sends a thousand tons of fish to Europe and US. She was upset that state only received 300 billion IDR per year in non-tax income from 5,329 large ships.