JAKARTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has again officially imposed an export ban on baby lobsters after the country's Fisheries Minister issued a ministerial decree concerning lobsters, true crabs and flower crabs.
In a statement released on Thursday, Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said that the issuance of the decree was in accordance with his commitment since he was appointed as a minister in December last year, replacing his predecessor Edhy Prabowo who lifted the ban.
Prabowo was arrested by the country's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in late November last year on allegations of bribery related to the issuance of permits for the export of lobster larvae.
In 2016, Susi Pudjiastuti, who headed the ministry during President Joko Widodo's first term, instituted a ban on larvae exports to prevent the overfishing of wild lobsters in the Indonesian waters.
During the president's second term, the ban was lifted by Prabowo, who said he wanted to cater to small fishers who depended on export markets. Enditem
