The purpose of the ban on shark fishing is to maintain and guarantee the existence of sharks which populations have declining in the waters of Indonesia.
Batulicin, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries through the Central Management of Coastal and Marine Resources (BPSPL) Pontianak to disseminate to fishermen and coastal communities in Muara Kintab, Tanah Laut, about the ban on shark fishing.


BPSPL Pontianak officer Andrean in Pelaihari on Tuesday said the ban is in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Number 18/2013 regarding stipulation status full protection against shark whales.

"We will continue to disseminate the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry Decree No.18/2013 to fishermen and coastal communities in Indonesia," he said.

There are eight species of sharks in Indonesia waters, which are currently protected by the government for the habitat of sharks not to extinct.

He pointed out the type of shark protected by the government namely hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, rat shark, cowboy shark, and saws shark, which kind of sharks that productivity and death does not fit so they prone to extinction.

Some sharks are fully protected by the government, namely whale shark and rat shark. Both these fish are prohibited from being caught, killed, or sold.

The purpose of the ban on shark fishing is to maintain and guarantee the existence of sharks which populations have declining in the waters of Indonesia.

Besides doing outreach to coastal communities and fishermen in Tanah Laut, CTF through BPSPL also to collect data on the number of shark species in the waters of Kalimantan to be reported to the ministry.

"From the data in the last period of April 2016 the current number of sharks spesie in Indonesia reaches approximately 116 consisting of whale sharks and species of rat sharks," he said.



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