The export value of merchandise trade in the sea grouper in Indonesia showed a sharp increase since last year. These exports reached USD100 million, by Hong Kong and Taiwan markets are very fond of live fish products in the country.

This was presented by Foreign Affairs Director of Marketing for DG P2HP Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (NDA), Dr. P Hutagalung Jumping on the edge of an international workshop fishermen working group of APEC.

“The growing demand for live reef fish from 1998 on, the value of exports in 2009, according to BPS USD reached 50, 7 million, jumped to USD 100 million at the end of 2010,” he said.

The increase, which reached about 85.5 percent of them, of course, relaxation grouper live trading activity, whether carried out by traditional and modern fishing fishermen. Grouper fish consumption in two major target countries AXSOR namely Hong Kong and Taiwan, so that the market share of the two countries were the most promising in the future.

Indonesia has made rich in natural resources such as reef fish, the desirability of continuity and sustainability of fisheries on coral damage and the government, private and other countries in Asia Pacific area.

Workshop activities in collaboration with WWF Indonesia and followed the 10-nation Asia-Pacific, takes the issue of “market-based Improvment on Live Reef Food Fosh.