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Marine Fisheries In Indonesia's Southwest Papua Province

A fisherman carries fish from the traditional boats in the Village of Werur, in Bikar district, Tambrauw regency, Southwest Papua province, Indonesia on March 24, 2023. Indonesia's wild capture fisheries employ around 2.7 million workers; the majority of Indonesian fishers are small-scale operators, with vessels smaller than 10 gross tonnage. Under the business-as-usual scenario, capture fisheries is projected to expand at an annual rate of 2.1% from 2012 to 2030. The government expects to raise 1.63 billion rupiah ($107,000) in non-tax state revenue from the capture fisheries sector in 2023, and up to 1.7 billion rupiah ($111,000) in 2024, according to the fisheries ministry. The ministry's data showed that the average total catch per year was 7 million metric tons annually over the past five years, valued at up to 140 trillion rupiah ($9.2 billion). (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto)

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