Malaysian Fishermen to Visit Aceh Today
Monday, 24 November, 2008 | 13:53 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Banda Aceh: Members of the Union of Fishermen from Perak, Malaysia, are visiting Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, to hold a meeting with Acehnese fishermen today (Monday, 24/11) to work together over fishery trade.

M. Adli Abdullah, the Secretary General of Laot Aceh, a traditional sea institution in Aceh, stated that ten members of the Malaysian Fishermen’s Union will be in Aceh for three days from November 24 to 27.

The visit is aimed at making the relationship closer.

Adli Abdullah explained that Aceh and Perak actually have a historical relationship that has been maintained for a long time.

“Malaysian fishermen will meet fishermen in Banda Aceh, Langsa, and Idi,” he said.

They will also meet with representatives of the Aceh Regional Sea and Fisheries Office, fish traders, Laot Aceh, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), to arrange concrete plans for fishermen from both countries.

Adli Abdullah, quoted a statement by the chairman of Perak Fishermen Union, Encik Hamid bin Jais, that fish supplied from Kampung Aceh Lumut in Perak were understood to be fish from Gabion Belawan in Medan while they actually come from Aceh.

This meeting was facilitated by Infofish, an international institution in the Asia Pacific dealing with fish marketing.

Adi Warsidi