On Friday (5/1), an Audience Meeting for the Development of Shrimp Farming Groups in Karimunjawa was held at the Dean’s Building of FPIK Undip. The event was attended by representatives from Undip’s Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, KKP Central Java, Indonesian Aquaculture Society (MAI), Indonesian Shrimp Forum (FUI), and Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI) in an audience meeting that aimed to improve shrimp farming in the region. The Indonesian Aquaculture Society (MAI) is a national non-profit and independent aquaculture professional organization with more than 1400 members and/or institutions spread throughout Indonesia. MAI members come from various professional elements of society such as researchers, lecturers, producers, business people, government and private employees, organizations or associations, etc. Meanwhile, FUI is an organization of stakeholders from various associations, agencies, and supply chain actors including SCI, an organization where shrimp farmers in Indonesia gather.
The audience meeting began with an opening from the MAI representative who was also the moderator of the event. Then followed by an opening speech from Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D., as the Dean of FPIK Undip who expressed her hope that this meeting could be a forum for exchanging opinions related to the problems faced by shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa. The meeting was held with full interaction between all parties, where each party shared experiences, knowledge and data that are relevant to the current issues. By holding an audience meeting between academics, government and aquaculture experts, it is expected to create a discussion that has a positive impact on the environment and society, especially shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa. (Adm)
