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Indonesia Fishing
Fish was the main source of animal protein in the
average diet,
with a per capita availability of 12.76 kilograms per year
in 1988,
compared with a total of 3.8 kilograms from all other
meats
combined. The fishing industry continued to rely on
traditional
methods and equipment, although the government was
attempting to
promote motorization for traditional fishing boats. About
14
percent of the 270,000 coastal vessels were motorized in
1980,
compared with 2 percent of the total in 1970. Inland fish
landings
were estimated at 761,000 tons in 1989, an increase of
almost 40
percent since 1984; sea fish landings were estimated to be
2.2
million tons in 1989, an increase of 31 percent since
1984. Foreign
fishing vessels operating under license contributed to the
growing
fish exports, which reached 54,000 tons by 1988, an
increase of 70
percent since 1980. Most fish exports were shrimp and tuna
caught
for the Japanese market. The supply of fish in Indonesian
waters
was threatened by illegal fishing from foreign vessels and
in some
areas by severe environmental degradation
(see Environmental Concerns
, ch. 2).
Data as of November 1992
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