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A Study on Indonesian Mollusk Fishery and its Prospect for Economy  

Selly Kartika , Yongtong Mu
Department of Fishery, Faculty of Fishery Resources, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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International Journal of Marine Science, 2014, Vol. 4, No. 5   doi: 10.5376/ijms.2014.04.0005
Received: 27 Oct., 2013    Accepted: 06 Nov., 2013    Published: 08 Jan., 2014
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Kartika and Mu, 2014, A Study on Indonesian Mollusk Fishery and its Prospect for Economy, International Journal of Marine Science, 4: 61-66 (doi: 10.5376/ijms.2014.04.0005)

Abstract

is abundant in various mollusk, which can be commercial and has siThis study attempts to analyze the current condition of Indonesian mollusk fishery and its prospect for economy. The results showed Indonesianstend to increaseIt was also found thaIndonesiaproducts grew significantly; rising from US$ 803 to US$ 8.24 million in 2009, with the highest mollusk at 18.67 million in 2006mi. Hence,government had better sstangible economic assets. It is because mollusks cfuture national income.

Keywords
Mollusks; Fishery; Economic; Production; Export; Indonesia

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Mollusks play significant role in the
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