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Proceedings of the International Cyanide Detection Testing Workshop

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Conservation Policies for Abating<br />

<strong>Cyanide</strong> Fishing in Indonesia<br />

Agus Dermawan<br />

Deputy Director<br />

Aquatic Conservation Areas and Marine National Parks<br />

Ministry <strong>of</strong> Marine Affairs and Fisheries<br />

agusder81@yahoo.com<br />

Strategies towards abating cyanide fi shing<br />

for aquarium fi sh<br />

• Support for development <strong>of</strong> sustainable<br />

sources <strong>of</strong> aquarium fi sh (environmentally<br />

sound capture methods including nets,<br />

capture <strong>of</strong> larval fi sh)<br />

• Certifi cation <strong>of</strong> aquarium fi sh<br />

•<br />

(collaboration with Marine Aquarium fi sh<br />

Council, and o<strong>the</strong>rs)<br />

Marine Protected Area networks<br />

• Enforcement<br />

Enforcement − constraints<br />

Standard gear for cyanide fi shers: cyanide<br />

“kit” with weights for quick discarding <strong>of</strong><br />

squirt bottles and cyanide tablets if a patrol<br />

approaches<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Long marketing chains (many small-<br />

scale fi shers, various traders, wholesaler,<br />

exporter)<br />

Fisheries police and fi sheries court not<br />

yet fully operational<br />

Low expertise, low capacity in legal follow<br />

up and collection <strong>of</strong> evidence in rural<br />

areas<br />

No reliable test for cyanide in live fi sh<br />

(especially if already several weeks in<br />

holding facility)<br />

154<br />

Enforcement − solutions<br />

• Hookah compressor ban (at least two<br />

districts)<br />

• Fur<strong>the</strong>r development <strong>of</strong> Fisheries Police<br />

and Fisheries Court<br />

• Community-based enforcement<br />

(COREMAP PokMasWas)<br />

• Mobile mini-CDT lab (in development<br />

under COREMAP)<br />

Criteria for a test-kit for use in Indonesia<br />

• Must detect cyanide in live fi sh ca. 2 weeks<br />

after capture<br />

• Simple methodology<br />

• Low cost, Portable<br />

• Test results must be acceptable as evidence<br />

for Indonesian court<br />

Cooperation towards abatement <strong>of</strong><br />

cyanide fi shing<br />

• Awareness Training in environmentally<br />

friendly fi shing techniques, handling, and<br />

marketing<br />

• Support certifi cation to build a trust<br />

relationship between fi shers, traders, and<br />

aquarium keepers<br />

• Non-Governmental Organization<br />

• Governmental <strong>of</strong> Indonesia<br />

1. Enforcement<br />

2. Regulations

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