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Handline fisher in Maluku. Photo credit: Indah Rufiati/MDPI
Dear Valued Partners and Friends,
Welcome to the second newsletter of Masyarakat dan Perikanan
Indonesia (MDPI). I am very delightful to share the second issue of
our newsletter that will describe our recent achievements and
highlight the recent events. This newsletter features the
information from our three main departments: Sustainability,
Supply Chain Improvement and Fair Trade, as well as information
about Fishery Improvement Programs. This newsletter has a
message from our Executive Director, followed by the updates
about the recent Data Management Committee (DMC) meetings,
Fair Trade certification in Seram site, the 4th biannual IFITT Team
Meeting in Wageningen University, Inauguration of Crab
Management Program in Kaimana and many more. We hope that
MDPI programs will make positive impact towards sustainable
fisheries in Indonesia. Please keep in touch with us and we
welcome your feedback as we continue to improve the content of
our newsletter.
Kindest Regards,
Indah Rufiati
Communication Officer, Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia
Happy New Year 2016 everyone!!! Welcome 2016!
Last year, we have done so many things and so many
achievements. We grew fast and we are still growing in 2016, and I
hope you all looking forward to it and have the MDPI energy to
share to others. In 2015, we received two ambassador visits from
our close partners, Mr. Robert O. Blake, Jr., the US Ambassador and
Dr. Georg Witschel, the Ambassador of Germany, this means that
our work is slowly begin to get more recognition. We received
continual funding from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
and we all thank you to Packard Foundation for their trust in MDPI
to keep the sustainable fisheries going on in Indonesia and the
region. We also helped Seram's fishers under Coral Triangle
Processors to receive their Fair Trade certification and for this,
congratulations! Thanks to the MDPI's great team and for 6 months
lead by Momo Kochen our Program Director! We cannot done all
of that without you.
Human must come first! This means that in order to sustain our
fisheries, we must engage the people and through people, we can
sustain the fisheries and save the ocean!
Aditya U. Surono
Executive Director, Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia
Data Management Committee (DMC) Meetings - Co-Management
All stakeholders in the DMC meeting. Photo credit: MDPI
MDPI facilitated Data Management Committee (DMC) meetings in
Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) and Maluku
in the last quarter of 2015. DMC meetings are a co-management
initiative of the I-Fish program to gather all stakeholders from
government, universities, NGOs, industries and of course fishers in
order to discuss about the fishery management in their region,
especially for tuna. These meetings aim to give the DMC members
the opportunity to discuss how they want to develop the data
management for their region, the desired reporting from the data
according to the needs of each stakeholder, to discuss about data
ownership and the commitment or further contribution from each
stakeholder for the next DMC meeting.
DMC meetings create a good occasion for MDPI to present the port
sampling data collected by MDPI field team. Beside data, MDPI also
shares the updates about MDPI programs and projects, such as
Traceability, Fair Trade, Fishery Improvement Programs (FIP),
mFish, NWO and I-Fish development. Additionally these meetings
create a forum for other stakeholders to inform the group on
developments in the fishery, for example the government can use
this opportunity to inform the fishers etc on new regulation and
implementation of these.
MDPI would like to thank all of the stakeholders who support the
DMC meetings: DKP NTT, DKP NTB, DKP Maluku, KKP (government),
TNC, AP2HI (NGOs), ANOVA, PT. Harta Samudra, CV. Versace
Mandiri, UD. Baura, UD. BM, UD. Sang Surya, PT. Primo Indo Ikan,
PT. Okishin Flores, UD. Bara, CV. Giovanni Sukses Makmur, CV.
Imanuel, UD. Tunas Harapan, PT. Charlie Era Pranata (CEP), PT.
Nelayan Hidup Makmur (NHM), UD. Usaha Mina and to all of the
amazing fishers who are actively involved and shared their
experience/problems from their fishing activities.
Hayunan Wangse, a fisher from Buru Island is presenting about Fishers
Association (FA) activities. Photo credit: Indah Rufiati/MDPI
MDPI to Expand Tuna Data Collection in Pole & Line Fishery
MDPI has signed a contract with Asosiasi Perikanan Pole&Line dan
Handine Indonesia (AP2HI) for data collection in Pole & Line fishery
in Ambon, Bitung, Larantuka, Sorong, Fakfak and Bau-bau. The aims
of the expanding data collection to Pole & Line fishery are to
increase the data collection locations and to represent another
fishing technique of small scale fishery in Indonesia so that the
small scale fishery data can be more comprehensive and more
representative to the real situation.
Pole & Line is a traditional fishing method, which is both socially
and environmentally responsible. Pole & Line vessels have capacity
that varies between 16 - 97 GT. Here are the map of the new sites
for Pole & Line data collection and the existing sites for handline
data collection:
Handline sites
Pole & Line sites
I-Fish Development Project
I-Fish is a fishery information system for data collection of tuna and
skipjack in Indonesia. I-Fish data is accessible to fishers and
stakeholders such as government, universities, organizations,
industry and experts. The data entry process is conducted by
enumerators of each of MDPI sites in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa
Tenggara Timur, Maluku, Sulawesi (all for Tuna) and West Papua
(for mud crab data collection). This system was originally developed
in 2012 by the IMACS project of USAID Indonesia and is in a process
of refining and developed to this day.
The I-Fish system consists of fisheries sampling data entry modules.
Once the data is uploaded by the Enumerator (all data collected is
done so utilizing a standard protocol: available for download on the
I-Fish website at http://ifish.id/?q=id/content/library-protocol from
each site to I-fish, the data is entered into the database, where it is
stored until it is processed by the reporting module into a report or
analysis, tailored to meet the needs of the stakeholders or
interested parties. The core of this system is website-based, which
has the advantage of being accessible anywhere where an internet
connection exists.
Today we can access the new domain of I-Fish at www.ifish.id. The
new protocols developed by MDPI make it possible for various
fisheries to be monitored by sampling systems such as handline and
Pole & Line tuna, monthly unloading upload system which captures
total catches, fishing ground identification, automatic report
development and others. All of these systems aim to facilitate the
fishers and fisheries stakeholders to get data and to use it for their
fishery, either in management or for business purposes. Some
simple examples include utilizing fuel use and catches to identify
return on investment throughout the seasons; also catches per
fishing ground allow users to identify areas of high productivity and
the seasonality of this.
Surely, until this time and into the future, I-Fish still continue to be
refined and developed from day to day because information
technology is growing faster and getting more sophisticated.
Hopefully MDPI will be able to support the technology
implementation progress and allow other systems to connect to I-
Fish to develop ever more sophisticated approaches for data
capture, traceability and all over transparency. MDPI, together with
partners at IPNLF, TNC, AP2HI and MMAF aims to continue to
develop I-Fish for a better data system for small-scale fishery in
Indonesia, hopefully toward a better small-scale fishery
management in the future.
Grid MDPI to WPP Conversion
Seram Site: Officially Fair Trade USA Certified
The efforts of 125 fishers from 5 Fishers Association (FA) in Seram
along with the support of PT. Harta Samudra and Coral Triangle
Processors (CTP) has paid off… Yellowfin tuna caught by them is
officially Fair Trade Certified and along with Tuna previously
certified in Ambon and Buru will be sold as certified product in
Safeway stores across the United States, to consumers who wish to
make environmentally and socially conscious purchasing decisions.
The Fisher associations, for their involvement in the program and
compliance to the standard, will receive a premium for their
product, the additional fund coming from a premium paid by the
consumer for a product they know comes from a good source.
These 5 FAs formed in between March to May 2015 and had been
working very hard to complete all of the audit criteria for year 0,
the initial entry level to the certification. The audit is carried out by
an independent Conformity Assessment Body (CAB), in this case
SCS Global, in early August 2015.
Here are the 6 provisions underlying Fair Trade certification for
year 0:
1. Structural Conditions: Fishers Association formation; and
the formation of the Fair Trade Committee.
2. Empowerment and Community Development: needs
assessments, which is done by CTP (certificate holder) in
each FA; Premium plan development – based on catch
estimates each FA builds a plan for the use of the premium
fund so every fisherman is required to have an
understanding about premium fund
3. Fundamental Human Rights: The election of the board in
each FA and committee emphasize open election system in
which all members have equal rights to vote and to be
elected; there is no discrimination and harassment within
the group or committee; no underage workers in
accordance with national rules and regulations and no
forced labor or human trafficking.
4. Wages, Working conditions and Access to Services: Make
sure every fisher receive safety training at sea as well as first
aid training which was organized by the certificate holder,
CTP, in collaboration with National Search And Rescue
Agency Republic of Indonesia (BASARNAS); The processing
plant ensured that every employee has a contract, get paid
on time, according to the national rules and regulation
(appropriate salary based regional minimum wage;
overtime calculation and insurance benefit).
5. Resources Management: every Fair Trade fisher received
trainings on Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP)
species and accept that they have to protect the ocean, the
place where they relied their livelihood, by practicing
sustainable and eco-friendly fishing technique for
maintaining marine ecosystems (handline). Fishers also
became active in the data collection of the catch and their
fishing trips.
6. Trade requirements: where there is agreement between
supply chain participants in ensuring traceability and
transparency exists.
Please read more about Fair Trade Program here:
http://www.mdpi.or.id/index.php/our-program/fair-trade
MDPI is committed to assist fishers in obtaining Fair Trade Certification. Photo
credit: Indah Rufiati/MDPI
The 4th Biannual IFITT Team Meeting in Wageningen University
The IFITT (Improving Fisheries Information and Traceability for
Tuna) project held its 6 monthly action research cycle meeting in
Wageningen, Netherlands 14 – 16 October 2015. The meeting was
attended by Momo Kochen, Rini Kusumawati and Lalu Hizbulloh of
MDPI; Simon Bush, Paul Van Zwieten and Mandy Doddema of
Wageningen University; Megan Bailey of Dalhousie University and
Eric Enno Tam of Thisfish Ecotrust.
At the opening session, Simon Bush reflected IFITT activities during
the last 6 months and reaffirmed the main objectives of this project
are:
1. Technical: developing consumer facing open source
traceability (technology).
2. Adoption: adoption of traceability systems by companies,
government and information systems.
3. Scientific: increase understanding of how information leads
to transparency in fisheries production, trade and
management.
The main session of the meeting was the updated activities during
the last 6 months that delivered by each stakeholder. MDPI
described the activities in the field where the current product with
Consumer Facing Traceability from Maluku site have been available
at Safeway stores in the United States where the first shipments
from Vietnam was in March 2015. Megan presented the results of
an online survey conducted during the seafood event in Brussels,
the International Coast Tuna Business Forum (ICTBF) in Bali and
several interviews with the fishing industry. Rini and Eric presented
the field assessment of NWO project and the technology package
that will be applied at the level of the fishers, suppliers and
processor. In this meeting, the team also gave chances for three
students who had been doing internship research on the IFITT
project to present their research: Pim from Groningen University
and Sophie and Lissette from Wageningen University.
This meeting resulted several projects that will be priority in the
next 6 months:
1. Improving communication media and publishing projects
through the creation IFITT video and strengthen the role of
the website.
2. Strengthen research and observation of customer facing
traceability at the final consumer level, especially in the
United States.
3. Support the implementation of the NWO project that will be
implemented in the tuna supply chain from Maluku.
4. Follow up the possibilities of collaboration with several
projects such as CIDA (Canadian International Agency
Development), Oceans Project – USAID and UNIDO.
IFITT meeting in Netherland. Photo credit: Lalu Hizbullah/MDPI
Technology Innovation towards Sustainability in Indonesia’s Tuna
Supply Chains
This Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
funded project is a partnership between Wageningen University,
Dalhousie University, Bogor Agricultural University and MDPI.
These groups have created a consortium together with specifically
chosen partner industries Anova LLC and PT. Harta Samudra to
implement the objectives of this project along a specific supply
chain. The project aims to develop a traceability-based technology
(TBT) platform that creates bidirectional information exchange
between Indonesian fishers, processors and traders; help to link
fishers with fisheries information and global market; and to help
processors and traders to meet informational requirements
originating from importing regions.
As part of the needs assessment of this project, we conducted
focus group discussion (FGD) with fishers and suppliers in Ambon
and carried out data collection on the social-economy by
interviewing suppliers and fishers of Seram Island. These activities
helped capture the knowledge of the suppliers and fishers in the
tuna supply chain about the market dynamics, national and global
environment regulations, and traceability systems to understand
what information they need to support sustainable fishing activities
and explore possibilities to implement a technology based
traceability (TBT) to the fishers and suppliers.
The FGD was conducted on the second day of the Data
Management Committee (DMC) hosted by MDPI at Marina Hotel in
Ambon on 25 November 2015. 7 fishers and 3 suppliers attended
this FGD. Lalu Hisbullah of MDPI hosted the FGD. During the FGD,
fishers expressed their appreciation to MDPI for support and
assistance in helping them to comply with the standards of the Fair
Trade USA as requested by the buyers. The preliminary findings
from this FGD are that both fishers and suppliers have adequate
knowledge on market dynamics, national and global environment
regulations. They also have awareness of the need for traceability
system and sustainable fishing activities that have been introduced
by MDPI through their Fair Trade project.
To provide further support for this FGD, we conducted interviews
and carried out field observation of activities by fishers and
suppliers in Supulesi, Tehoru and Yaholu in Seram. IPB student,
Syiffa Syafiah, collected the data between 26 November and 11
December 2015. She interviewed 30 fishers, 3 suppliers, 3
entrepreneurs and 3 government officers from DKP Maluku
Tengah. The main objective of the interviews and field observation
was to explore the possibilities to implement TBT among the fishers
and suppliers. Based on our observation and discussions, we
understand that fishers are not yet ready to actively engage in
implementing TBT because they do not see the importance of TBT
in their daily fishing activities. Their first priority is technology to
improve their catch probability per fishing trip. Suppliers on other
hand, place emphasis on having a neat record for their purchase
activities. For this reason, they need simple technology such as
electronic bookkeeping to support the traceability system in
general.
Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with fishers and suppliers. Photo credit: Indah
Rufiati/MDPI
Inauguration of Crab Management Program in Kaimana
DKP Kaimana Regency, collaborating with Conservation
International and Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia (MDPI), held
a meeting with crab fishery stakeholders in Kaimana Beach Hotel
on September 28, 2015. The main agenda of the meeting: A
provincial level mud crab Fishery Improvement Program (FIP).
This meeting main aim was to build cooperation between
stakeholders in order to determine the direction of the agreed
work to address the problem of mud crab fisheries. Many fishery
stakeholders attended the meeting from government, business,
academia, fishers and NGOs.
DKP Kaimana represented by Ms. Ika, as Head of Production, stated
their support to this program. During this time, Kaimana, which is
one of the areas known as a large producer of mangrove crab, must
be prepared to face the challenges of fisheries management. With
the increasing demand for crab both nationally and globally, good
management is expected to maintain the availability of crabs in the
long term by providing a balance situation between the income of
fishers and crab availability in the fishery.
Mud crab fisher on the small wooden boat who catches mud crab in sustainable
way. Photo credit: Indah Rufiati/MDPI
This activity is part of the Blue Carbon program of Conservation
International, this project focusing on the aspect of sustainable
utilization of fisheries. One of Kaimana’s main crab producing
areas, Arguni district, is included in water conservation areas that
also have been set out formally by DKP Kaimana and customary by
the traditional elders of Arguni.
At the meeting, stakeholders also discussed any issues that are
likely to be a problem within crab fishery management and how to
find solutions. From the discussion, it was agreed that a co-
management is needed to facilitate the crab fishery management.
At the end of the meeting, government agreed to sign a
commitment to the formation of the co-management. An initial
meeting will be held to form a Steering Committee to establish co-
management institution of crab fishery management.
Follow-up efforts of this activity is to connect mud crab fishery
business people with prospective buyers in Bali, especially high-end
restaurants with strong focus on their sourcing policies. Some trials
of crab delivery have been conducted and crab from the project has
been served up in Pica Restaurant, Ubud during last month’s Ubud
Writers and Readers Festival, 2015.
Fishers lady in Arguni, Kaimana, West Papua. Photo credit: Indah Rufiati/MDPI
Please read more about FIP Program here:
http://www.mdpi.or.id/index.php/component/k2/item/99-a-fip-
with-a-difference
Harvest Strategy development for Indonesian Archipelagic Waters
As a cooperating member of the WCPFC Indonesia is obliged to
develop Harvest Strategies for its Archipelagic Waters that are
compatible with those for the greater WCPFC region. Steady
progress towards developing Harvest Strategies for Indonesian
Archipelagic Waters is occurring. In 2015 four meetings were held,
varying from one week to one day, to discuss the Indonesian plan
of action, identify pilot studies and engage stakeholders. Indonesia
is receiving expert support from scientists from CSIRO, WCPFC,
Murdoch University and the IOTC, amongst others, and has an
ambitious plan to have Harvest Strategies established in 2017. A
two-year work plan to achieve this is being finalized. MDPI has
been supporting these meetings and will continue to do so in 2016.
Development of Harvest Strategies is not only beneficial nationally
to the sustainable management of Indonesian tuna fisheries but is
also necessary for when Indonesia enters full assessment for
Marine Stewardship Council certification.
National Tuna Management Plan
The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Ms. Susi
Pudjiastuti has issued Peraturan Menteri (Minister Regulation) No.
107/2015 regarding Rencana Pengelolaan Perikanan Tuna-
Cakalang-Tongkol (RPP TCT) (National Tuna Management Plan) as
her commitment to maintaining the sustainability of the tuna
fishery resources.
A series of public consultation that held by MMAF were attended
by MDPI. MDPI contributed in providing input to MMAF regarding
the NTMP. In addition, in collaboration with other NGOs, MDPI has
also suggested the alignment with the Regional Fisheries
Management Organisations (RFMO) management rules for the
preparation of the tuna management rule development in
archipelagic waters.
As follow up, after the NTMP is legalized by the minister, MDPI has
identified several points of NTMP is to be reviewed together with
the MMAF in the future.
National Tuna Management Plan
ProActive Vessel Register (PVR)
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) launched
the ProActive Vessel Register (PVR), an innovative and effective
way for vessel owners to identify themselves as active participants
in meaningful sustainability efforts.
As a participant to the PVR a vessel must commit to a list of
compulsory commitments which they agree to complete or
undertake, all of which aim towards sustainable practices in tuna
fisheries. The platform then provides validated information to tuna
purchasers and interested stakeholders that reflect the positive
steps each vessel is taking in implementing a series of
commitments designed to improve tuna fishing practices. By
tracking compliance by individual vessel – validated through third-
party auditing – the PVR offers all interested stakeholders with the
credible information they seek to inform their programs,
procurement and decisions.
‘PVR for Small scale’, a project currently being implemented by
MDPI/AP2HI/ISSF in Indonesia, which is checking the possibility of
using the model of the ISSF PVR for small scale vessels project
implementation. MDPI staffs have been tasked to gather vessel
registration from a large number of AP2HI (Asosiasi Perikanan Pole
and Line dan Hand Line Indonesia/Pole and Line and Handline
industry association) member vessels as well as spread the word on
the PVR, its benefits, objectives and implementation.
MDPI’s PVR officers: Monang, Alex and Zulung verified 12 Pole &
Line vessels & 625 handline vessels in Maluku and Bitung. As the
project progresses we aim to allocate each vessel with a unique
identifier code and for the data to be entered into the existing I-
Fish system and hence centralize industry data submission.
Please read more about PVR project here:
http://iss-foundation.org/knowledge-tools/databases/proactive-
vessel-register/
http://www.mdpi.or.id/index.php/news/item/66-a-collaborative-
approach-by-ngos-and-industry-to-test-the-proactive-vessel-
register-pvr-of-issf-for-small-scale-fisheries-in-indonesia
Tony Marta Wijaya Listed as Finalist in Seafood Champion Awards
Leadership Category
Tony Marta Wijaya. Photo credit: MDPI
One of MDPI’s partner in Buru, Tony Marta Wijaya, was involved in
the creation of a Fishers Association in the village of Waepure that
obtained Fair Trade USA wild capture fisheries certification in late
2014, thus improving fisher’s marketing opportunities and reducing
their reliance on suppliers like him. In addition to insisting that his
fishers catch fish in a sustainable way, he is active in co-
management groups collecting fisheries data, monitoring, and in
efforts to increase safety and financial stability of fishers.
His impressive work in supporting sustainable fishery has led him to
be a finalist in the Seafood Champion Awards that annually
recognize individuals and companies for outstanding leadership in
promoting environmentally responsible seafood. SeaWeb
established the award to honor those in the seafood industry
whose past and/or present contributions demonstrate a
commitment to innovation that leads to change.
Please read more about Tony Marta Wijaya full profile here:
http://www.seafoodchampions.org/2016-seafood-champion-
awards/2016-seafood-champion-awards-finalists/tony-marta-
wijaya/#more-1470
Fishers and Mobile Technology
mFish or mobile-Fish is a pilot program with the aim of utilizing
mobile technology in improving the livelihood of fishers and
increase the sustainability of fisheries worldwide. mFish is the
result of a public-private partnership between The United States
government, the private communications company /tone and
fishery improvement accelerator 50in10.
As a pilot program, mFish team collaborated with MDPI to
implement the program in MDPI site Labuhan Lombok, Lombok
Timur. The program started from May to October 2015, followed
by 10 fishers (5 ship captains and 5 ship crews) and 2 suppliers.
Each participant held a mobile phone with mounted /tone platform
contained mFish application. Along with mFish program, there are
two other technologies that have been tested: 1) the installation of
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) on 5 vessels and 2) mobile phone
enumeration application with MDPI’s enumerators as target.
In addition to new technology adoption program, mFish program is
also doing an ethnographic study on all fishers who become the
participants, both in terms of behavior, relationships and reactions.
Implementation of the program and ethnographic studies is not
only done on the mainland, but the team also observed the use of
mFish technology for fishers when they are fishing (on-water
observation).
Results of these findings is shared to fishery stakeholders fishery in
one day workshop in Seminyak, Bali, on 20 May 2015. The purpose
of the workshop is to share the results of the preliminary findings
on the pilot program in Labuhan Lombok, and also to get feedback
from in establishing effective planning for the implementation of
mFish in the future. The workshop was attended by the entire
mFish team: representative of the US government, /tone, 50in10,
Future of Fish and MDPI; NGOs: LINI, TNC, CI, WWF, WCS, Marine
Change; industry: Anova; and university: Wangeningen University.
In this workshop participants formed groups and were given an
opportunity to make the idea of a prototype application in mobile
phones for the benefit of fishers and fisheries, and to present the
idea. The ideas submitted from all groups are all positive and
inspiring. Not only in terms of the interests of fishers, but also the
interests of the government, private companies, buyers and
customers.
Please read more about mFish technology, full report and executive
summary here:
http://www.mdpi.or.id/index.php/news/item/77-should-we-pay-
more-for-our-fish
http://www.50in10.org/wp-
content/uploads/2015/09/MFISH_Alpha_Pilot_Full_Report_Final-
rev.pdf
http://www.50in10.org/wp-
content/uploads/2015/09/MFISH_Alpha_Pilot_Final_Report_Execu
tive-Summary.pdf
http://www.50in10.org/wp-
content/uploads/2015/11/MFISH_Alpha_Pilot_Laporan_Final_Rang
kuman-Eksekutif_11_9_small.pdf
Labuhan Lombok fishers. Photo Credit: Nandana Godjali, Charley Scull and Indah
Rufiati
The Role of UVI (Unique Vessel Identifier ) in I-Fish Sampling Data
Unique Identifier Codes for vessels is a new feature in the data
sampling of tuna and skipjack in I-Fish system. The identifier codes
aim to identify, to track and to verify the ship and their activities
from time to time quickly and accurately, regardless of the change
of name, ownership or flag. The implementation of this unique
identification code can be useful in helping to combat IUU (Illegal
Unreported and Unregulated) Fishing. The role of the identifier
code has been suggested by Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) and other United Nations (UN) agencies.
MDPI will use the vessel registry to manage the code with unique
identifier per vessel. Each vessel’s identification code will be
different between one another and will be able to provide
information about the activities of fishing vessels. The ship will be
allocated their own code at the time of registration to the I-fish
system and it will be the basis for traceability system as well.
The unique coding system in I-Fish system will register the data of
existing vessels at each MDPI site so that the information about
catch can be traced. To trace the fishing ground location, there will
be an installation of spot tracer on a vessel with UVI code so that
the movement of the vessel can be monitored in I-Fish.
Unique Identifier code implementation in I-fish will be started by
the MDPI’s Sustainability Facilitator (SF). They will record the data
in MDPI site. Of course, this registration process at no cost to the
fishers. After that, SF can record all the information about the
vessels into I-Fish system and hence create a database of vessels
active in the program. The system will automatically generate the
Unique Identifier code for vessels that are recorded. So when the
port sampling is conducted, they will choose the vessel by specific
code to avoid vessel misidentification that might occur. MDPI
hopes that this system will also allow us to support the government
as they implement the R-VIA system http://rvia.subditzeei.org/
MDPI Training and Gathering 2015: Bedugul Bali 6 – 10 October
2015
A total of 48 people from various areas, ranging from Kaimana
Papua, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi and Bali assembled to
attend Training and Gathering in a resort in the village of Bedugul,
Bali from 6 – 10 October 2015. The training was planned by MDPI
to bring together the entire staff for the first time, aimed to
conduct a comprehensive training and a review of the development
of the organization.
During the training, there were presented materials on the
foundations’ vision and mission. MDPI has a vision on achieving
responsible and sustainable fisheries activities and attempting to
provide ongoing care for the conservation of fisheries resources
and ecosystems of Indonesia and the region. There were also
materials presented about MDPI’s main programs: Sustainability,
Fair Trade, Traceability, Fishery Improvement Programs and the
introduction of the most updated sampling protocols.
MDPI all staffs training in Bedugul. Photo credit: MDPI
Included in the trainings, there were questions and discussions
sessions among the participants. There were also sharing sessions
from field staffs about their experience, their ups and downs in the
field and their suggestions to fellow staffs. To create more
excitement, the trainers also provided a variety of interesting and
educational games, ice breaking, exercise sessions, English learning
session, team building session and a one-day fun-time ‘free-day’ in
Bali.
After receiving training with many materials and information, we
attended a team building session as the wrap-up of the training.
This activity aimed to cultivate the intellect and our cooperation as
a group with members who have different backgrounds. This
activity reflected the activity in the fields where various staffs must
cooperate in dealing with problems that are often encountered. In
addition, it was also strengthen the bond of kinship of the entire
staff in the frame of a large family of MDPI, a family committed to
work with all of our heart to support and to achieve sustainable
fisheries in Indonesia from eastern region of the archipelago.
Team building session in Bedugul. Photo credit: MDPI
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