MAPI Criteria

The Framework

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Compliance with the regulation

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Traceability

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Environmental Impact

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Social Responsibility

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Marine Aquarium Project Indonesia (MAPI)

The Marine Aquarium Project Indonesia (MAPI) is a collaborative effort that involves fishers, suppliers, and exporters along the supply chains. It seeks to support concerned stakeholders to advocate for, and use their influence to improve practices and management to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and other unsustainable practices in the marine aquarium industry.

For the purposes of this project, 4 criteria, consisting of 17 indicators, have been developed for the industry to promote responsible and sustainable marine aquarium fisheries practices in Indonesia.

Exporters, suppliers, and fishers’ groups are invited to participate in this project, where a dedicated profile will be developed on an online platform. LINI will manage this platform, and be responsible for the data verification process.

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Marine Aquarium Project Indonesia (MAPI)

The Marine Aquarium Project Indonesia (MAPI) is a collaborative effort that involves fishers, suppliers, and exporters along the supply chains. It seeks to support concerned stakeholders to advocate for, and use their influence to improve practices and management to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and other unsustainable practices in the marine aquarium industry.

For the purposes of this project, 4 criteria, consisting of 17 indicators, have been developed for the industry to promote responsible and sustainable marine aquarium fisheries practices in Indonesia.

Exporters, suppliers, and fishers’ groups are invited to participate in this project, where a dedicated profile will be developed on an online platform. LINI will manage this platform, and be responsible for the data verification process.

Aspect 1. Compliance with the regulation

Compliance with the regulations (legality):

  1. The vessel owners, suppliers and exporters should have a Business Identification Number (Nomor Induk Berusaha - NIB) (Presidential Decree No. 91 of 2017) and all legal documentation for trade in protected species, and / or species listed in CITES (MMAF Decree Num. 61 Year 2018)
  2. The fishers should have a valid fisher’s ID card (KUSUKA) (MMAF Decree Num. 42 Year 2019)
  3. Fishing gear should comply with legal specifications (MMAF Decree Num. 18 Year 2021)
  4. Fishing activities should take place only in permitted areas and zones (MMAF Decree Num. 18 Year 2021)
  5. Exporters should each have a Fish Quarantine Installation Certificate (IKI) (MMAF Decree Num. 9 Year 2019)
  6. Small vessels (< 10GT) used for catching and transporting aquarium fish should be registered (MMAF Decree Num. 33 Year 2021)
  7. Each vessel > 10 GT supplying the marine aquarium fish trade should have a valid fishing license (MMAF Decree Num. 33 Year 2021)

Aspect 2. Traceability

To address unreported catches in the marine aquarium fishery, the suppliers and exporters need to record and submit the catch and production data to the government on a regular basis. This is stated in the (Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fishery Decree Num. 33 Year 2021)

  1. Suppliers are required to keep records and submit documents that show fish catch data, including but not limited to:
    • Information on species caught,
    • Fishing gear/methods,
    • Fishing grounds, and
    • Landing location.
  2. Suppliers and exporters are required to keep records of production/trading data. The information required includes, but is not limited to:
    • Common Name,
    • English / Commercial Name,
    • Local Name, and
    • Volume
  3. Suppliers and exporters are recommended to keep records of areas of origin, and destination documents, which show records of the product’s point of origin or area of catch and point of sale/destination.

Aspect 3. Environmental Impact

Data and information on the population of the target species and the condition of their habitat are important components for maintaining the health of populations and the environment that supports them. We need to work collaboratively with industry, research institutions, and governmental scientific and management authorities to effectively manage the resource.

The key takeaways are to support studies and improvement actions aimed at understanding the:

  1. Stock Status, and
  2. Habitat Condition

Aspect 4. Social Responsibility

To support the environment and the welfare of the fishers, the suppliers and exporters can help them in the following ways:

  1. Fishers are registered to healthcare and social security
  2. Training is given to fishers to improve best practices (fishing and post-harvest handling, and safety at sea)
  3. Supporting fishers to form fishers’ groups or cooperatives
  4. Training in household finance to improve income management and security
  5. Improving marine habitats through restoration/rehabilitation