To ensure the optimal and sustainable utilization of fish resources which doesn’t surpass their carrying capacity, there needs to be control not only through input control but also through output control, one of which is the implementation of fishery catch quotas. Through Government Regulation (PP) No. 11 of 2023 and Ministerial Regulation (Permen KP) No. 28 of 2023, KKP implements the Measured Fishery Catch (PIT) policy based on quotas in 2025. This policy ensures that fishing activities by capture fishery entrepreneurs are based on fishery catch quotas set by the government.

The Directorate of Fish Resources Management (PSDI), through GEF 6 CFI Indonesia grant funding, conducted meetings to discuss the calculation of fishery catch quotas. These meetings aimed to simulate the productivity of fishing vessels from available data sources (Directorate of KAPI, Directorate of PDK, and Directorate of Port Fisheries), simulate fishery catch quota calculations per vessel, and explore alternatives for determining quota sizes using a catch limit approach.

According to Dr. Ridwan Mulyana, Director of PSDI, if the potential fishery resources and the allowable catch limit have not yet been determined by the Minister or the Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO), their determination will be based on an analysis of historical catch data while adhering to the precautionary principle.

Furthermore, Ridwan emphasized that the allocation of fishing quotas will take into account quotas for industry, local fishermen, and non-commercial activities. These quotas will apply for a one-year fishing season and will subsequently be established through a Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.

The outcomes of the meetings agreed upon and recommended several important points, namely: Based on the preparation of fish resource potential graphs, TAC, 5-year production (statistical data), and average production, it is known that the production figures of certain fish groups have exceeded TAC and even potential figures;  According to Article 20 and Article 27 of KP Regulation No. 28 of 2023, the industrial quota and local fishermen's quota for the first year are calculated based on the size of the realized fishing vessels multiplied by the productivity of the fishing vessels. In subsequent years, historical catch data can be used as the basis for calculation; The results of the simulation for calculating fishing vessel productivity; The results of the simulation for calculating fishing quotas per zone per WPP per vessel; Quota implementation is recommended to be carried out gradually, either based on specific fishing zones or fish resource commodity approaches (e.g., tuna and shrimp) and for industrial quotas.

Proposed phased implementation of fishing quotas: 1. Industrial quotas for economically important commodities, using fishing gear targeting tuna (purse seine and tuna longline), shrimp (trawl nets with codends), and squid; 2. A location modeling approach in Zone 3.