Rare Indonesia said they succeeded encourage the change of fishermen behaviour to support sustainable fishery in Indonesia. By promoting no-take-zone. The Program is run in cooperation with the Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut), Ministry Of Marine Affairs&Fisheries and several other institutions.
A Program called Pride has been conducted since 2001 by Rare Indonesia and its partners. Related to the issue of sustainable fisheries, Rare has worked with partners in six areas of the National Park (TN), one National Marine Conservation Area (KKPN), and nine Regional Marine Conservation Area (KKLD). The fifth round of the Pride Program was conducted in 12 conservation areas in Indonesia waters with a 110.276 target area of 38 hectares.
“From the data, after a campaign increasing change of fishermen behaviour in twelfth locations increased 34 points or up from 31 % to 65 %. They already comply with the no-take-zone,” said Vice-President of the Rare Indonesia, Taufik Alimi on celebration of Pride Program in Aryaduta Hotel, Jakarta (26/6).
No-take-zone generally it is set in the zoning policy for each conservation area under Kemenhut, for example the National Park. However, the public awareness to obey it felt still need encouragement. Therefore, Rare should provide an understanding for the people who live depend on the ocean to be conscious about sustainable fisheries. Assign no-take-zone for example done with installation of the sign limits, make regulations in the fishing village, setting up a credit cooperative, and optimize the functions of the supervisory community groups.
The head of Komodo National Park, Sustyo Iriyono, who also attended admit that national park really helped by Pride Program from Rare. “The Program was very helpful. National parks have been set up spaces, where to tour, neighborhood, utilization, research, and protection. However, it takes consciousness of society. That’s the role of the Rare to accelerate understanding of communities through coaching and counseling with National Park,” said Sustyo to Ekuatorial (27/6).
Another success mentioned by Taufiq Alimi as in Marimabuk and Tolandono on the Island of Tomia, Wakatobi National Park, Southeast Sulawesi. Now there are no fishermen fishing in the no-take-zone from that originally six fishing boats per day. The number of Red Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) also experienced an increase as much as 52 percent. Similarly in Yaan, Misool Region Water Conservation Area, Raja Ampat, West Papua, where the biomass of fish in no-take-zone increased by as much as 100 percent. Ratih Rimayanti.