About us
Profile
Indonesian Pole & Line and Handline Fisheries Association (AP2HI) is founded on the needs of the pole & line and handline industry players to unite their aspiration in a legal organization. It was formally established in 2012 in the International Coastal Tuna Business Forum (ICTBF). AP2HI was formally inaugurated in 2014 in the event of the 3rd International Coastal Tuna Business Forum (ICTBF) held in Jakarta.
What we do
As one of the largest global tuna suppliers, pole & line and handline industry in Indonesia has helped supporting the coastal communities to earn their living. AP2HI membership ranges in all tuna processing chain in Indonesia, both from fishermen and fishing companies to the processing industry. Our efforts in supporting sustainable fishery are done by actively innovating the industry to keep improving on its efficiency so as to meet the demand and regulations in the international market. We also encourage the use of natural resources owned by Indonesia in a fair, transparent, and sustainable way.
Our vision
AP2HI’s vision is pioneering tuna fisheries development through an ecosystem approach for business and society and to achieve sustainable fisheries.
Our mission
- To raise aspirations from the members so that they manage to carry out fair and sustainable fishery.
- To promote pole & line and handline fishery as a catch method that has good opportunity to get ecolabel certification.
- As a dialogue partner between the government and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in developing pole & line and handline fisheries in Indonesia.
- To help expanding specific markets for pole & line and handline products.
- To bridge the upstream-downstream fishery system for pole & line and handline products based on traceability principles as stipulated in the FIP (Fisheries Improvement Project).
Organization Chart
Board Of Directors
Janti Djuari
Chairwoman
Dr. Luky Adrianto
Trustee
Abrizal Ang
Treasurer
Robert Tjoanda
Vice Chairman
Agus A Budhiman
Secretary
Kuntoro Kusno
Trustee
Staff
Ilham Alhaq
Project Manager
Meysella Anugrah
Fisheries Manager
Omega Sambuaga
Field Staff North Sulawesi
Fajar Bahari
Field Staff South Sulawesi
Alfian Apriyanto
Field Staff West Papua
Ririn Eviyanti
Office Manager
Prayoga M. Huda
FIT Coordinator 1
Tasbih
Field Staff North Sulawesi
La Raisi
Field Staff Southeast Sulawesi
Alfian Mustopa
Database Management Coordinator
Herman
FIT Coordinator 2
Riyanto Umabaihi
Field Staff Maluku
La Ode Asmirun
Field Staff Southeast Sulawesi
Nuriasih Nababan
Communication & Liaison Coordinator
R. Bagus Prakoso
Internal Auditor & Training Coordinator
Umi Mandasari T.
Field Staff Maluku
Kosmas Keli
Field Staff East Nusa Tenggara
Jorica Mei Shein
Admin & Secretary
Agus Setiawan
Accountant & IT Support
Wira Supati
Field Staff West Nusa Tenggara
Dede Ariwijaya
Field Staff Aceh
JANTI DJUARI
Chairwoman
Ms. Djuari is a professional in fisheries-oriented Sustainability, Environment Preservation, Quality consistency and Traceability. She has experience in the field for more than 20 years.
She is one of the Founder of Indonesian Pole & Line and Handline Fisheries Association (AP2HI) since 2011 and a member of GDST Steering Committee.
Ilham Alhaq
Technical and Management Support
Mr. Alhaq coordinates the planning and implementation of AP2HI’s training curriculum, including liaising with small-scale fishers, fishing cooperatives and SMEs. He joined AP2HI in 2014 as Communication and Administration Officer, where he successfully developed AP2HI communication strategy. He also works to make sure the FIP Activities managed by AP2HI are going well towards MSC certification. He has passed the requirement to be listed as MSC Technical Consultant.
Alfian Mustopa
Data management coordinator
Mr. Mustopa is the database person in AP2HI. He is the one who inputs member data into AP2HI database and validate the MSC volume claimed by members. He also the representative from AP2HI to prepared data and present in Indonesia Harvest Strategy Workshop.
Dinda Muthi Selina
Information Communication Technology and Verification Coordinator
Ms Selina is a main contact for developing AP2HI platform of vessel database and MSC product verification system.
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Meysella Anugrah A.P
Fisheries Manager
Meysella Anugrah joined AP2HI in August 2019, as Fisheries Information and Traceability (FIT) Coordinator, due coordinating with several field staff and analysis field data to support Fisheries Improvement Project activity (FIP). In January 2022, Sella was promoted to the position of Fisheries Manager and carried out managerial functions, managing data collection, analysis and preparing pole & line and handline tuna data towards fisheries improvement (FIP) and eco-label certification such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
Sella received a Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Marine from Brawijaya University and then started her career in fisheries in 2014 by joining WWF-Indonesia as a shark and ray enumerator in Banyuwangi, for the By-catch Fisheries Project until 2015. Then in 2016 – 2019, Sella joined YKAN (TNC-Indonesia) in the Deep Water Snapper and Grouper Program as coordinator for the Maluku and North Maluku regions, identify the supply chain for snapper and grouper fisheries, analysis fisherman catch data in the Crew Operated Data Recording System (CODR’s) program and strengthening local fishing communities in Probolinggo.
Sella is an experienced in fisheries, specifically to Strengthen small fishing communities by collecting data, Identifying reef fish species, Fisheries improvement programs (FIP), Lobbying government to help small scale fisheries welfare and Analysis catch data in fisheries, mapping area based on vessel tracking device data and improve her capabilities in the field of fisheries, especially in terms of eco-label certification of catch products.
Abrizal Ang
Treasurer
Abrizal Ang is the Treasurer of AP2HI. He is currently the Vice President of PT. Samudra Mandiri Sentosa, a tuna cannery located in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. PT. Samudra Mandiri Sentosa joined forces with AP2HI in starting the project for a sustainable alternative bait and few turnkey projects for a better tuna fishery in Indonesia. PT. Samudra Mandiri Sentosa is currently still participating in AP2HI’s Fisheries Improvement Project as the requirements of MSC Fishery certification. And, in 2020,PT. Samudra Mandiri Sentosa as the first company which get Fair Trade (FT) Certification in the world for Skipjack Pole and Line. He is one of the Founders of AP2HI since 2014.
Nuriasih Nababan
Communication and Liaison Coordinator
Nuriasih Nababan, familiarly called Nurie, joined with AP2HI since 2018. And currently, she worked as a Communication and Liaison Coordinator. As a Liaison, her job is to engage communication and coordination between AP2HI and its members to Ministry Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), communication between AP2HI and other stakeholders (local government, industries, universities, another organization/NGO). And as a Communication, she with her team manages AP2HI sites (social media and website), also monitor and report every Seafood Trade Show/Exhibition activity that followed by AP2HI and its members.
Nurie get her bachelor’s degree from Marine Science, Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Bogor Agricultural Institute in 2009. And get her master’s degree from Environmental Science, Udayana University in 2014. While she is studying her master, she also works in JICA Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Use in ASEAN Region (MECS Project) as a Project Assistant. And after she get her master degree at the end of 2014, she started working in fisheries world since joining with Yayasan Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia (MDPI) until the end of 2017.
Prayoga Miftahul Huda
Fisheries Improvement and Traceability (FIT) & Fair Trade (FT) Coordinator
Mr. Huda is a marine science graduate with a major in Biomolecullar, worked at the Marine and Maritime Institute of Pattimura University as a Biomolecullar laboratory staff in 2015. In 2016 he worked for an NGO MDPI Foundation, as a supervisor for data collection activities and fair trade implementer for the 2016 – 2019 period in the region Maluku. In 2019 Mr. Huda had the opportunity to join AP2HI (Indonesian Pole & Line Fisheries Association) as a coordinator in the implementation of fisheries improvement and traceability. And in 2021 as a coordinator for Fair Trade seafood certification, which focuses more on social issues for fishing communities.
Bagus Prakoso
Internal Auditor & Training Coordinator
Officiate an Internal Auditor for the AP2HI Code of Conduct and Developing Sustainable Fishery Training of Trainer program for Small Scale Tuna Fishers (Pole and Line & Handline). Skilled in the Tuna Fisheries Industry, Sustainable Fisheries, and Eco-Label Certification. Supported with a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and Technology from the IPB University.
Experienced in the marine tourism industry focusing on conservation programs through research, education, and community engagement with particular interest. which is the aim to gain more experience in a participatory approach to marine resource management to developing the ocean environment, its varied inhabitants, humanity’s connection to it, and issues that it can use to protect, educate, and communicate to the coastal community.
Agus Setiawan
Accountant and IT Support
Omega Vanessa Sambuaga
North Sulawesi Field Staff and Gender Officert
Tasbih
North Sulawesi Field Staff
Riyanto Umabaihi
Regional Staff for Maluku and North Maluku
Riyanto assured the implementation of FIP activities in the field in Maluku and North Maluku. Riyanto Joined AP2HI in 2018 as a field staff in the Maluku region. Where he carried out FIP activities such as; port sampling, ship data collection, ship registration, observer deployment, installation of VTD and TLC, port monitoring survey in the Maluku region.
Robert Tjoanda
Vice Chairman
Robert Tjoanda is the Vice Chairman of AP2HI. He works as Director of PT. Harta Samudra since 2007 until now. PT. Harta Samudra is a handline tuna company which joined AP2HI’s member since 2014.
His company is the first company that get Fair Trade (FT) USA certified in tuna and already MSC certified in handline tuna fisheries located in Maluku and North Maluku.
Agus A. Budhiman
Secretary General
In 2014, Agus A. Budhiman was the Secretary General of AP2HI, but since 2017 he has been as The Secretary of Board of Director at AP2HI until now. He is one of the AP2HI’s Founders.
Agus A. Budhiman is studied and trained in fisheries and aquaculture science. He has experiences over 33 years in development and management of aquaculture and fisheries. He commenced working with Government of Indonesia at the Directorate General of Fisheries since 1981 and retired in 2014. While working with Government of Indonesia, he was involved in and later drove formulation of policy for aquaculture and fisheries development. His roles within government have included Director for Seed Development, Inspector General and Director of Fisheries Management within the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF). He was also representing Indonesia at the Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) level concerning tuna, covering WCPFC, IOTC, and CCSBT from 2009 up to 2012.
Kuntoro Alfred Kusno
Trustee
Kuntoro Alfred Kusno is one of AP2HI’s Trustees since 2014 while AP2HI was formed. He is one of the AP2HI Founders. He lives in Ambon and works as a Director of PT. Aneka Sumber Tata Bahari (ASTB), a Pole and Line Tuna company located in Ambon, Maluku. His background is Marketing and Management from California State University of Los Angeles and International Business from Woodbury University.
PT. Aneka Sumber Tata Bahari (ASTB) joined as AP2HI member since 2014.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Luky Adrianto, M.Sc.
Trustee
Prof. Dr. Ir. Luky Adrianto, M.Sc., is one of AP2HI Trustees since 2014, while AP2HI was formed. He is also one of AP2HI Founders. And as an academic person, his expertise will help AP2HI to achieve AP2HI’s aims by research based.
Prof. Adrianto has been working for more than 20 years in the field of coastal and marine resources management, including fisheries. He is also active and take leading position in teaching at undergraduate and graduate level of fisheries sciences at IPB University since 2004-present. His research works are mainly in the field of fisheries management and governance, especially related to social-ecological system of the ocean, including social-ecological metabolism, fisheries ecological footprint, coastal and ocean governance, ecosystem approach to fisheries management and governance with funding from national and international sources.
From 2015 to 2020, he was appointed as Dean at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University. At national policy level, he had been appointed as the Chair of Indonesian Tuna Commission (2014–2016) and Co-Chair for the National Working Group on Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM), Indonesia (2012–2014).
Umi Mandasari Tuasalamony
Maluku Field Staff
La Raisi
Regional Staff for Southeast Sulawesi and South Sulawesi
La Ode Asmirun
Buton and Wanci Field Staff
Kosmas Keli
Regional Staff for Aceh, NTB and NTT
Dede Ariwijaya
Aceh Field Staff
Alfian Trendy Ariyanto
Regional Staff for Papua Barat and North Sulawesi
Fajar Bahari
Field Staff Sulawesi Selatan
Ririn Eviyanti
Office Manager
Jorica Mei Shein
Admin & Secretary
Experienced Personal Assistant To Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Company Secretarial Work, Sales Management, and Microsoft Office. Additional experience include Marketing, Event Management and Graphic Design with strong administrative professional
Wira Supati
Field Staff Nusa Tenggara Barat
I was a graduate of fisheries and naval science in 2021 of mataram university. Football and traveling hobbies. I used to be an intern at the college program at the CV. Proklamator Koi company. On the other hand, there has been a highly volatile development of local koi fish in the region. Worked as a coffee barista for a year before joining AP2HI.
And I’m now a member of AP2HI, as a field staff for site NTB. Signed up since March 2022.
Herman
Fisheries Information and Traceability Coordinator
Herman is an alumnus of the aquatic resource management program from the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Science at Halu Oleo University, Kendari-Indonesia. During in the college and after, he was actively involved in the conservation of marine and coastal of aquatic ecosystems as well as data collection programs for other sustainable fisheries projects. He has carried out trainings and directly involved in the field during this period until present. He is also a diver and often monitors the health of coastal ecosystems, namely coral reefs, seagrass and mangroves, including the water quality parameters in various sites in Indonesia.
In early 2020, he has joined AP2HI and implemented the data collection for Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) program for MSC certification as field staff in Southeast Sulawesi. At the beginning of 2022, he was mandated as FIT Coordinator 2 to carry out the function of managed and coordination between field staff for the implementation of data collection and fisheries information for the TCT fisheries improvement program from Handline and Pole and Line fishing gear in several areas: Southeast Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and Banda Aceh.
