Aquaculture in Indonesia

Indonesia produced 490000 tons of shrimp in 2004, which was 8% of the world production for the year.^[1] In 1999, 507.513 ha of Indonesia was occupied by aquaculture, 60% of which being brackish water ponds, 28% being integrated rice-fish farming, and 12% being freshwater ponds.^[2]

Inland waters include rivers, lakes, swamps, reservoirs or dams, fields and ponds.^[3] Aquaculture can be divided into two types namely brackish water fisheries and freshwater fisheries.^[3] Indonesian brackish water fisheries in the north coast of Java do a lot, the east coast of Aceh, Riau, North Sumatra and South Sumatra.^[3]

References

1. PingSun Leung; Carole Ruth Engle (2006). Shrimp Culture: Economics, Market, and Trade. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 5. ISBN 0-8138-2655-1.
2. J. Kooiman (2005). Fish for Life: Interactive Governance for Fisheries. Amsterdam University Press. p. 94. ISBN 90-5356-686-4.
3. Ahmad Yani.2007.Geografi. Jakarta:Grafindo.112