South Kalimantan has an exceptional potential of marine and fisheries, so it must be utilized optimally,"Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - A member of Regional Representative Council (DPD) encourages the use of marine potentials in South Kalimantan could be the local provincial public welfare.
"South Kalimantan has an exceptional potential of marine and fisheries, so it must be utilized optimally," said Deputy Chairman of DPD GKR Hemas in Banjarbaru, on Wednesday.
According to him, South Kalimantan has long and vast coastlines in five districts namely Tanah Bumbu, Kotabaru, Tanah Laut, Banjar and Barito Kuala.
Coastline extends owned by South Kalimantan is part of the vast territory of Indonesia that 70 percent dominated by the sea and oceans.
On the other hand, South Kalimantan is one example of an area that has many rivers that attention should be directed to the development of this potential.
Moreover, he said, the potential contained in the sea, including the river, so big that it is time to make the sea and the river as a future page.
"Indonesia development paradigm should be focused as a maritime state that the management and use of the sea for the people's welfare can be realized," he said.
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