Aquaculture in Indonesia

[1] It benefits from being an archipelago nation with an extensive coastline over 81,000 km long, situated in a tropical climate.

The top aquaculture products exported include shrimp, fish and seaweed.

[4] Since the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) was created in 2000, there has been a strong push for aquaculture development by the Indonesian government with the creation of development zones, investment in private hatcheries, distribution and marketing channels for fish and fingerlings, training, improved information systems and support for product certification and access to capital.

[1] Inland waters include rivers, lakes, swamps, reservoirs or dams, fields and ponds.

[5] Eight species accounted for roughly 90% of Indonesia's aquaculture production in 2014: Nile tilapia, clarias catfish, milkfish, white-leg shrimp, common carp, pangasius catfish and asian tiger shrimp[6] There are a number of social and environmental challenges including loss of mangrove and wetland ecosystems, pollution of waterways, rendering of edible fish into fish meal and oils for aquaculture diets, marginalized local farmers, increased social tensions and fish disease outbreaks.