INDONESIA AIMS TO PRODUCE 22.39 MILLION TONNES OF FISH BY 2015

JAKARTA, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Indonesia plans to increase its fish production
to 22.39 million tonnes by 2015, a significant jump from the 14.87 million
tonnes targeted for next year.

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry estimated production could
reach 12.3 million tonnes this year, up from 11.2 million tonnes, produced in
2010.

"We plan to make Indonesia the world's leading fish producer by 2015 and
have targeted fantastic fish production levels every year," Maritime
Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad was quoted as saying by "The
Jakarta Post" on Friday.

The output included fish, shrimp and seaweed produced by fishing and
aquaculture techniques.

The report said that government hoped to add to the 3.1 million aquaculture
farmers already operating, increasing manpower to 4.95 million farmers next
year.
-- BERNAMA