Indonesia’s potential in marine and fisheries resources is indisputable. Indonesia is known as the world’s largest archipelago and is interconnected by numerous straits and seas. Thousands of large and small islands form a chain from Sumatra to Papua.
According to the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries’ data, Indonesia has 17,504 named islands and 13,466 islands have been registered to the UN. Indonesia’s waters span over 5.8 million km2 with a coastline of 104,000 km. Our seas contain great marine and fisheries potential to support natural resource-based economic development.
Many problems present in marine and fisheries sector the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to feel the need to carry out an assessment of the marine and fisheries sector.
