Exploiting Lobsters Sustainably
The polemic over lobster seed exports needs to be resolved immediately to ensure balance between conserving and exploiting lobsters as a marine resource.
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Usman (29), one of the farmers showed his product lobster in the Jukung Bay waters area, Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (26/12/2019).
The polemic over lobster seed exports needs to be resolved immediately to ensure balance between conserving and exploiting lobsters as a marine resource.
The government has issued export permits for lobster seeds to 18 companies. The exportation of lobster seeds are regulated in Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministerial Regulation (Permen KP) No. 12/2020 on the Management of Lobster (Panulirus spp.), Mud Crab (Scylla spp.) and Blue Crab (Portunus spp.) in Indonesian Territory dated 4 May 2020. Two companies exported lobster seeds to Vietnam a month later.