Left: Participants travelled from remote areas of Indonesia to attend the training course in Bali, including people from North Sulawesi, Timor, West Papua and Ambon.
Right: Participants conducting mock inspection on Indonesian long line vessel.
AFMA Fisheries Officers have just returned from Indonesia where they delivered the Fisheries Management/Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Training Program.
The three week course involved two AFMA Fisheries Officers running a training program for 14 Indonesian officials from various government departments, including the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Marine Police, Harbour Authorities and Customs.
The content of the course ranged from the development and delivery of training to other officers, to the compliance aspects of Management/Monitoring, Control and Surveillance. There was also a ‘Law of the Sea’ module presented by two MMAF officers from Jakarta who had previously undertaken the course in Australia.
The course included a practical component in Benoa Harbour on board a number of Indonesian tuna fishing vessels. The course participants were given a scenario and then conducted their inspections with the skills they learned over the duration of the course.
This program will run for three years and will lead to mutually beneficial outcomes for both Australia and Indonesia.
For more information, please contact John Davis, Senior Manager Compliance Operations (Darwin), on 08 8943 0354 or john.davis@afma.gov.au