Bali to host regional maritime forum

Bali to host regional maritime forum

DENPASAR, Bali: Some 300 delegates from 35 Asia-Pacific countries are to take part in an international conference on maritime affairs and fisheries, which will be held here from April 19 to April 24, a local official said on Saturday.

Eleven regional and international institutions will also attend the six-day event, Bali fisheries office head Ida Bagus Wisnawa Manuba said.

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri is to open the Conference for the Establishment of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Wisnawa said delegates to the international conference will form an intercountry cooperation to conserve and maximize resources in the fishery sector.

He expressed a hope that the conference would pave the way for an increase in the earnings of fishermen and coastal people. -- Antara