Jakarta, Feb. 23 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to distribute fishing vessels ranging from five to 30 gross tonnes to coastal communities, aiming to boost catches and enable longer voyages as part of a national push to modernise fishing villages.
The vessel distribution is part of the Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih programme, which targets the modernisation of 12 million fishing villages across Indonesia, according to the President.
He said that one of the country's most strategic programmes is Kampung Nelayan, each village will receive jetties, ice plants, cold storage and fishing boats.
Under the plan, villages will be allocated several 5-GT boats and, eventually, larger vessels of up to 30 GT, with the goal of providing...