JAYAPURA - The Papua Marine and Fisheries Service held a  fishing logbook operationalization on Tuesday (5/9/2023) evening.

The socialization activity was centered at the Papua Marine and Fisheries Service Hall Dok VII, Jayapura City.

With the application of the LogBook electronics, it is expected that fishing efforts for fishing vessels above 5 GT will be maximized. Where boat owners and fishermen can get fish production data more easily, accurately, and in real-time.

"Because the main reason for the success of fisheries management today depends on the management of adequate data and information, as well as quality. One of them is through the application of the electronic LogBook for this time," explained the Papua Marine and Fisheries Service,  Iman Djuniawal, on the sidelines of the agenda.

The electronic LogBook is a written daily report of the skipper regarding fishing activities and landing declarations. On the other hand, as the skipper's statement regarding fishing activities of fish resources (catches) at sea, which will be landed at fishing ports.

On this occasion, Iman Djuniawal, hoped that ship owners and servants could understand the importance of Electronic LogBook filling. The implementation of activities of the Fisheries Management Institute in Fisheries Management Area (LPP-WPP) 717 Pacific Sea sponsored by gef 6.

"Papua is fostered by the Nusantara Ternate Fisheries port as well as the secretariat of the commission, we get support for this activity," said Kesyahbandaran PPN Ternate Coordinator, M. Amin.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Capture Fisheries Section who is also the Coordinator of the Hamadi Fishing Port Kesyahbandaran, Agus Rahmawan, hopes that it can produce more accurate fish production data in Papua. ***