Category: Vision Masyarakat dan Perikanan Indonesia Foundation (MDPI)
MDPI’s vision for a better future includes both the health of the fisheries and the coastal communities that rely on them. In 2013 MDPI evolved from Anova Food LLC Fishing & Living program and is focused on improving fishing practices, fishery management, fisher welfare, community development, value chain, and food safety. MDPI believes successful management of fisheries is only possible if accurate and timely data is available, and has supported data management committees and fisheries data collection programs around Indonesia to gather data on interactions with endangered, protected and threatened species. MDPI provides scientific, social and community development activities for fishing communities, including sessions on seafood safety and quality, adopt-a-school events and general support of the implementation of clean water systems in schools and orphanages. MDPI also supports and manages local FIPs working towards MSC certification. They work with the fisheries on the ground to improve data collection, development of localized management systems and improvements to fishing methods. In addition, MDPI has implemented the Fairtrade standard in multiple sites over the past six months, with the expectation that handline yellowfin tuna will be the first Fairtrade certified wild-caught fish. This makes MDPI the first implementer of this standard worldwide. Finally, MDPI works to implement the Improving Fisheries Information and Traceability in Tuna (IFITT) program, which coordinates fisheries data and supply chain information to enable better management. MDPI dares to extend their scope beyond the seas and into the homes and communities that depend on fisheries to bring about healthy stocks, healthy seas and healthy livelihoods.
