Jakarta, June 13 -- The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries reiterated Indonesia's commitment to sustainable ocean management at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) at Port Lympia, Nice, France.

"Indonesia is committed to marine protection and sustainable blue economic development," Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono stated at the event, according to a statement from here on Friday.

Speaking at the conference held on June 9-13, Trenggono emphasized the urgent need for global cooperation to address challenges such as ocean warming, rising ocean acidification, declining fish stocks, and pollution.

"Indonesia continues to demonstrate its leadership through concrete actions in blue economy ...