JAKARTA -- Indonesia catches more fish than any country except China -- but lags in 12th place globally in exports of marine products.
So when President Joko Widodo -- popularly known as Jokowi -- first took office, it seemed natural to have a grand vision of turning Indonesia into a fisheries powerhouse. He talked up the need to "restore Indonesia as a maritime country" and issued a presidential decree calling for government ministries to cooperate in the development of the fisheries sector.
