Selasa 11 Nov 2014 17:14 WIB

Minister Pudjiastuti apologizes for taking 'shortcut' on new regulation

Rep: Satya Festiani/ Red: Yeyen Rostiyani
A fisherman spills the day's catch in Tegal, Central Java, recently. Illegal fishing undermined Indonesian economy and cause a huge amount of financial loss.
Foto: Antara/Oky Lukmansyah
A fisherman spills the day's catch in Tegal, Central Java, recently. Illegal fishing undermined Indonesian economy and cause a huge amount of financial loss.

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.