Ministry-Unpad collaborate to develop blue economy-based aquaculture
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry's Director General of Aquaculture, Tb Haeru Rahayu. ( ANTARA/HO-KKP) If we continuously get support from universities, then we will have the right policies Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry collaborates with Padjadjaran University of Bandung to help realize blue economy-based aquaculture in Indonesia, as it has huge potential for maritime resources. The Ministry's Director General of Aquaculture, Tb Haeru Rahayu, explained here on Thursday that Indonesia's maritime potential is huge and can be developed by not damaging the ecosystems but rather in a sustainable manner. In a talk show, themed "Our Sea Our Life," held by Unpad, Rahayu highlighted that Indonesia's potential sea area covers 6.8 million square kilometers (sq km), while the total potential area for aquaculture development in the country reached 17.8 million hectares, including seas and brackish and freshwater. He said that In