FPIK, SEMARANG – Friday (5/1), a Public Hearing was held for the Shrimp Cultivator Group in Karimunjawa, which took place at the FPIK Undip Dean’s Building, Tembalang. The event was attended by representatives from the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Undip, KKP of Central Java, Indonesian Aquaculture Society (MAI), Indonesian Shrimp Forum (FUI), and Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI) in an audience aimed at advancing shrimp cultivation in the region.
The Indonesian Aquaculture Society (MAI) itself is a national-level non-profit and independent professional aquaculture organization with more than 1400 members and institutions spread throughout Indonesia. MAI members come from various professional elements of society, such as researchers, lecturers, producers, business people, government and private employees, organizations or associations, etc. Meanwhile, FUI is an organization whose members are stakeholders from various associations, agencies and supply chain actors, including SCI, an organization where shrimp farmers in Indonesia gather.
The public hearing event began with an opening from the MAI representative, who was also the event moderator. The speech was followed by a short speech from Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D., Dean of FPIK Undip, who expressed her hope that the audience could become a forum for exchanging opinions regarding the problems faced by shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa.
The public hearing was held with interaction between all parties, where each party shared experiences, knowledge, and data relevant to the problem being faced. Implementing this public hearing event between academic experts, the government, and cultivation business actors is hoped to create a discussion that will have a positive impact on the environment and society, especially shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa. (Adm)
