A new Fisheries Management Plan (RPP) document has been published with the facilitation of CFI Indonesia. The document is Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia Number 76 of 2024 concerning the Fisheries Management Plan (RPP) for Flying Fish, which was issued on October 17, 2024.

This document can be downloaded via the Legal Documentation and Information Network (JDIH) website of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries at https://jdih.kkp.go.id/Homedev/DetailPeraturan/6682.

In principle, the RPP document is valid for five years, starting from its initial issuance in 2016. Therefore, a review was necessary. The review process began in 2021, carried out by the Directorate of Fisheries Resource Management (Dit. PSDI), followed by an academic study in 2022. Subsequently, the finalization stage was conducted in 2023, with the target of consulting the final draft with various stakeholders in 2024 and striving for its ratification. The entire process was supported by a grant from GEF-6 CFI Indonesia.

The scope of the Flying Fish RPP includes explanations about the status of fisheries and strategic action plans for a five-year period, along with management and evaluation phases. Several issues related to fish resources, fish resource environments, socio-economic aspects, and institutional matters that were included in the previous RPP need to be updated and action plans must be developed in line with current issues. The evaluation of the Flying Fish RPP assesses the status of flying fish fisheries, covering production, utilization status, additional fishing areas (DPI), and recommended fishing efforts.

Previously, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), through CFI Indonesia, had implemented several measures to regulate the management of flying fish and their eggs. One key initiative was the finalization of a technical review concerning Fishing Gear (API) and Fishing Gear Assistive Devices (ABPI) for catching flying fish and their eggs. The study recommended the adoption of "bale-bale" as a specialized API for harvesting flying fish eggs.

Under Ministerial Regulation No. 36 of 2023 on the Placement of Fishing Gear and Fishing Auxiliary Gear in Measured Fishing Zones and Fisheries Management Areas of the Republic of Indonesia in Inland Waters (Permen KP No. 36 of 2023), the use of bale-bale fishing gear for catching flying fish and their eggs is approved, with its placement in Fishing Zone II.

With the issuance of KEPMEN No. 76 of 2024, the previous Ministerial Decree No. 69/KEPMEN-KP/2016 on the Fisheries Management Plan for Flying Fish in Indonesia's Fisheries Management Areas is now officially revoked.