Yearly MALUKU – SIGNS MOU Hainan AUGUST 2010

Government of Maluku province and Hainan, China will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of management of living marine resources, which is scheduled in Ambon, in August 2010.
department head of Fisheries and Marine Maluku, Poly Kayhattu, when confirmed in Ambon, on Saturday confirmed the signing of the plan is an agreement that when a team from Hainan to visit the area in four weeks to April 2010.
So is being coordinated so that the signing of the MoU is in conjunction with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared a national fish barn sebaga Maluku, which operate scheduled in Ambon, August 3, 2010, he said.
Kayhattu suggests investors from Hainan are interested to establish partnerships and transaction management of living marine resources potential of the Moluccas since its prospects as seen directly in the city of Ambon, Tual, Southeast Maluku and the City.
Has the potential of marine pelagic and demersal fish are very high, with fish resources 1.64016 million tonnes per year, consists of pelagic fish (261 490 tons), small pelagic (980 100 tons), demersal (295 500 tons), reef fishes (47 700 tons) , shrimp (44 000 tons), lobster (800 tons), and squid (10 570 tons).
Also, seaweed has been established as superior commodity Maluku province along with six other islands.
“Commodities seaweed based research team from Hainan investors apparently have the best quality so that no matter how much production ready accommodated market share in China,” said Kayhattu.
He added that investors from Hainan is also programmed hundreds of vessels bertonage 200-300 Gross Tons (GT) for fishermen in the Moluccas.
“Strategic operations because the power to the EEZ area so that a greater chance of catching result which in turn encourages the increase of fishermen welfare in Maluku,” said Kayhattu.
Investors from Hainan are also interested in mining and mineral potential of the Maluku outlook is promising.
He invites the investors to invest capital in Maluku since the government is ready to facilitate and provide ease in the licensing process supported the development of facilities and basic infrastructure. (Ant-amb)