To address the issue of poverty in coastal areas, accurate data from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry regarding small fishermen in several areas was deemed necessary, according to an expert.
“(Accurate data on small fishermen is necessary), so that in the event of the issuance of new policies, fishermen would no longer need to get new identifiers (to indicate they are small fishermen). That is actually unnecessary and is (practically) a waste of money for nothing, (when in reality, the money) means a lot to small fishermen and their families,” Executive Director of the Center for Maritime Studies for Humanity Abdul Halim stated on Wednesday.
According to Halim, a policy was currently in place under which small fishermen were not required to pay fees, though the services provided were still deemed perfunctory.
He also drew attention to fishermen, who faced challenges in form of administrative arrangements, in which they were required to do paperwork to get the certificate. Moreover, additional costs had to be borne to process documents showing that they were small fishermen.
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