INDONESIA BOBLME NATIONAL REPORT JAKARTA, NOVEMBER, 2003 DR. IR. SRI HARTININGSIH PURNOMOHADI, MS NATIONAL CONSULTANT JL. RIDWAN III / 71 PATAL SENAYAN JAKARTA SELATAN 12210 Telp. ( 62-21 ) 57992743 / 57992691 Fax. ( 62-21 ) 5737230 Mobile : 08161340974 E m a i l :
[email protected] ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) National Report was compiled and arranged based on desk studies, secondary data and field surveys. It is also completed with important inputs from several stakeholders in four provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, North Sumatra, Riau and West Sumatra. I would like to express my greatest sincere gratitude to: 1. The Directorate of Fisheries Resource officials and staffs, particularly to Mr Parlin Tambunan and Ms. Ratnawati, The Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Ministry for Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF). 2. Dr. Philomene A. Verlaan, and staffs of FAO-BOBLME Regional Coordinator. 3. Dr. Tsukasa Kimoto, Dr. Beni H. Sormin, Ms. Meny, Ms. Rietje, Ms. Oemi, Ms. Vera Syam, the FAO Representative Indonesia 4. Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Regional Program Manager GEF/UNDP/IMO for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas 5. Dr. Maurice Knight, from The Natural Resources Management Program 6. Mr. Firial Maharudin, MSc, and Mr. Soewarno, Head and Vice Head of MMAF Regional Office, West Sumatra Province. And to their generous officials and staffs, namely: Mr. Yusfardjaja Sirath, and Ms. Desnelita. 7. Mr. Azwar Ma’aroef, Mr. Joko Supraptomo, Mrs. Wilda, from Padang Bungus National Fish Port, West Sumatra Province 8. Mr. Erdi Janur, Mr. Darma Swardi, cs of The Environmental Impact Management Regional Office (BAPEDAL) of West Sumatra province 9.