September 5, 2019 โ The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on increasing the accessibility of the MSCโs market-based program to fisheries in Indonesia.
The agreement covers cooperation in the development of fishery improvement projects (FIPs), sharing of sustainable fishing best practice using the MSC โs Fisheries Standard, and capacity building. The MoU was signed by Nilanto Perbowo, MMAFโs secretary general, and Patrick Caleo, MSCโs Asia Pacific Regional director.