Jakarta, Jan. 9 -- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is strengthening the fishery product quality assurance through halal certification in collaboration with the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH).

This step reaffirms the government's commitment to ensuring that Indonesian fishery products are not only safe and high-quality, but also halal-certified in accordance with the Halal Product Assurance Law Number 33 of 2014.

The Head of the Marine and Fishery Products Quality Control and Supervision Agency, Ishartini, emphasized in a press release in Jakarta on Friday that halal certification is a crucial factor in boosting the competitiveness and acceptance of biological commodities, including fishery products.

"It is also int...