Sejak Presiden Joko Widodo mengangkat Susi Pudjiastuti sebagai Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Indonesia pada bulan Oktober 2014, kementerian ini telah menerima banyak perhatian dari media. Ketika diangkat, media skeptis tentang Pudjiastuti, seorang pengusaha perempuan yang dianggap eksentrik karena bercerai, memiliki tato dan seorang perokok. Namun, dia selamat dari reshuffle kabinet, berubah menjadi kesayangan media, dan - yang paling penting - sektor perikanan di Indonesia telah bertumbuh kuat di bawah kepemimpinannya.

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The recently exposed case that involves illegal fishery, abuse and even alleged slavery on and near the remote island of Benjina (East Indonesia) has taken another turn after a key witness in the case was found dead in a hotel in Central Jakarta over the weekend. Yoseph Sairlela, adviser at Indonesia’s Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, was beaten to death according to local media. Indonesia's National Police stated that it suspects the murder is related to the ‘Benjina-case’. The ministry requested police protection for other key witnesses.

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The Indonesian government and the Netherlands-based Wageningen University and Research Center will cooperate in a new bilateral fisheries and aquaculture project. This project, called 'Project for Fisheries and Aquaculture for Food Security in Indonesia' aims to enhance food security and reduce malnutrition in Indonesia through increasing the availability of various fish products on Indonesia's domestic market. The Netherlands and Indonesia together contribute 9 million euro to finance the project.

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