Ambon (KM) - The Eri fish landing port in Maluku's provincial capital of Ambon will be managed by Japtora, a South Korean company, to support tuna export to the United States.
Ambon Mayor Jopi Papilaja said here on Wednesday that he had coordinated with local marine and fisheries office chief Pieter Saimima after the South Korean company had offered a number of facility improvements to support the tuna export activity.
He said the first stage of tuna export to the United States would be made through the cities of Jakarta, and Makassar in South Sulawesi.
"I let the company to propose the design of optimizing the use of Eri fish port to support the export activity," Papilaja said.
He was of the opinion that Japtora would be able to make a strategic breakthrough to the US market with tuna export from Maluku province.
"The management of Eri fish landing port will absorb manpower, improve the fisherman's welfare, and reduce unemployment in Ambon city," Papilaja said, adding that the local fishermen would be empowered intensively and facilitated with fishing equipment to increase their catch for the export activity.
"Marine and Fisheries Ministry's director general of aquaculture processing and marketing Victor Nikijuluw inspected the Eri fish port recently and said he was ready to optimize the facility to support the export," Papilaja said.
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