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        "id": 1670152,
        "msgid": "kuala-network-urges-simplification-of-licensing-system-for-fishermen-1775829052",
        "date": "2026-04-10 19:51:15",
        "title": "KuALA Network Urges Simplification of Licensing System for Fishermen",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The KuALA Network, a coalition of civil society organisations advocating for Aceh's seas, has called on central and local governments to streamline the complex and multi-layered licensing system for fishermen, which currently fosters corrupt practices and imposes undue financial burdens. Secretary General Gemal Bakri highlighted the involvement of multiple agencies like the Marine and Fisheries Office, Resource Supervision, and Harbour Master, as well as restrictive regulations such as the 2023 Job Creation Law and fishing quotas that limit operational areas based on vessel size, exacerbating challenges amid declining catches, rising costs, and climate change impacts. The network demands a transparent, one-stop, efficient, and affordable permitting process, along with revisions to unfair regulations to better support small-scale fishermen.",
        "content": "<p>Banda Aceh (ANTARA) - Civil society organisations under the Aceh Sea\nAdvocacy Coalition Network (KuALA) have urged both central and local\ngovernments to simplify the licensing system for fishermen.<\/p>\n<p>KuALA Network Secretary General Gemal Bakri in Banda Aceh on Friday\ndescribed the current licensing system for fishermen as difficult,\nmulti-layered, and lacking transparency, failing to support fishermen\nadequately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe from the KuALA Network continue to push for the simplification of\nthe licensing system. The licensing system must be a one-stop,\ntransparent, quick, and affordable process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gemal Bakri noted that the bureaucratic chain for fishermen\u2019s fishing\npermits is quite lengthy, involving the Marine and Fisheries Office\n(DKP), Marine and Fisheries Resource Supervision (PSDKP), and the\nHarbour Master.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of this multi-layered licensing has given rise to corrupt\npractices. Fishermen who want to work are forced to pay additional fees\nto process permits that should be their administrative right, Gemal\nBakri stated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the difficult licensing system, he said,\ngovernment-issued regulations also hinder fishermen, such as Law Number\n6 of 2023 on Job Creation and Government Regulation Number 11 of 2023 on\nMeasured Fishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose regulations limit fishermen\u2019s capture areas or zones according\nto vessel capacity or tonnage. Such rules actually complicate\nfishermen\u2019s lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the other side, fishermen also face a real crisis at\nsea, with declining catches, rising operational costs, and climate\nchange worsening uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a form of disguised extortion legalised by the complexity of\nthe system. It means the state is absent in protecting them and instead\nadds pressure through unfair regulations,\u201d said Gemal Bakri.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the KuALA Network urges the simplification of the\nlicensing system and the revision of regulations that hinder fishermen,\nas complicated and multi-layered permitting burdens fishermen,\nespecially those from small-scale groups.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kuala-network-urges-simplification-of-licensing-system-for-fishermen-1775829052",
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