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Ines Ayostina, Fox Research Fellow, Yale University

3 ways to help Indonesia grow more seafood from aquaculture, with less local impact

Seaweed farming at Nusa Lembongan, Bali Jean-Marie Hullot/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Aquaculture in Indonesia produces more than twice as much fish as captured fisheries. This sector has surged, with production rising from 2.4 million tonnes in 2010 to 6.4 million tonnes in 2019.

In 2024, Indonesia aims for 10.4% annual output volume growth for aquaculture. Globally, as wild capture fisheries production is slowing down, seafood production has shifted to aquaculture. Aquaculture generates 49% of the world’s seafood, and is currently the fastest-growing food production sector. So it is unsurprising that the aquaculture sector is one of Indonesia’s development priorities.

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