FPIK IPB University Holds EMBRIO Discussing Sustainable Fisheries
The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science (FPIK) of IPB University organized the Enhancing Marine Biodiversity Research in Indonesia (EMBRIO) Talk series on Wednesday (17/11/2021). This activity is intended to encourage scientists, academics, and marine science enthusiasts to care more about fisheries and marine science.
Also present as a guest speaker was Dr. Sonja Kleinertz, a long-term lecturer of the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) and adjunct professor at FPIK IPB University. Before teaching aquaculture and aquaculture, Dr. Sonja was active in publication activities at the University of Rostock, Germany.
On this occasion, Dr. Sonja mentioned that parasites significantly affect the health of animals consumed by both marine and terrestrial animals. On the other hand, tropical ecosystems are under the influence of high human activity, especially concerning pollution and environmental degradation. It causes humans and animals in the ocean to influence each other.
“Sustainable coastal ecosystems and fisheries resources are indispensable to meet the needs of a growing human population. Thus, fish health control and environmental monitoring are necessary to maintain fish (meat) quality and environmental health,” said Dr. Sonja.
Furthermore, Dr. Sonja explained that marine animal parasites can potentially harm humans. Additionally, marine animals infected with parasites will experience a decrease in body weight, a slowdown in reproductive ability, a decrease in swimming ability, and a decrease in health.
“The community will also feel the negative impact because it threatens food availability,” she said.
Dr Sonja also explained that parasites that infect fish can be transferred to the human body, making humans the next host. However, said Dr. Sonja, parasites have a role in aquaculture. With the help of science and technology, parasites can be useful for stock assessment, migration, biological indicators, correlation studies, and overall fish farming management development.
At the end of the session, Dr. Sonja emphasized that the goal of a sustainable fisheries program is to communicate to fisheries management so that fisheries can be assessed and regulated to achieve economic, social, and biological goals. As such, interdisciplinarity is nice to have and essential to support the management of diverse fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal areas.
“An interdisciplinary approach will greatly assist the aquaculture management process and the development of marine animal health monitoring systems to support the ongoing management of fisheries and ecosystems for the better,” Dr. Sonja concluded.
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