In
order to build an awareness that we, Indonesia, as the archipelago state have a
plenty of marine resources and it still under exploration (and exploitation),
The Ministry of Marine Affair and Fisheries (KKP) initiating an international
seminar on Marine Biotechnology, inviting many researchers and decision makers
(government) from Indonesia and other Asian countries to share the current
issues about marine biotechnology development. This event has already held in Jakarta, September 24, 2012.
And this is the Abstract of our
article that has already published there :
Modern
marine biotechnology has been developing rapidly since the 1980s. There are
promising and exciting achievements in biochemistry, genetics, genomics,
aquaculture, bioenergy, and other related fields. Marine biotechnology clearly
incorporates enormous social and economic benefits, thus providing a foundation
for problems related to food as an example by ocean farming. Marine
biotechnology is relatively young but reveals enormously vigorous and powerful
applications. These include approaches
of
marine biotechnology from genomics to marine aquaculture and from genomic engineering
to ocean farming. It is best described for marine biotechnology as the use of
marine organisms, at the whole,
cell, or molecular level,
to provide solutions, thereby benefiting society. With a global market
valued at $2.4 billion in 2002, and a predicted
growth rate exceeding 10% per
annum over the next three years, there is no doubting that marine biotechnology
represents one of the most exciting emerging technology sectors. Marine
biotechnology will contribute to nearly every industry sector, from healthcare
to bioremediation and from cosmetics to neutraceuticals. The time to invest in
the underpinning science, knowledge networks, and public understanding of this
major biotechnology field has now arrived.
Indonesia,
as archipelago state, has a huge potency of marine bioresources, since
Indonesia has a large maritime zone, consisting of archipelagic waters,
territorial seas, and Exclusive Economic Zones. Although, marine sector in
Indonesia is still under develop. Then, marine biotechnology industry has
predicted to become one of the most important part in the development of marine
sector in Indonesia launched by Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. The
development of marine biotechnology has designed to improve the potency of marine
bioresources, by adding value of the resources and formulated for food,
medicine and many kinds of other natural products. The foundations for a
thriving community are in place through a number of geographically dispersed
centers of excellence, scientific endeavour in a number of key areas, and a
small, but growing, company base.
Empowering
research and capability of the researcher had an important role in this case.
Creating an inventory of marine biotechnology resources through mapping and
identifying the expertise, equipment
and other useful
facilities of each research and development group or centre that could
serve as a community. And also creating the mutual collaboration between
research group, the government, as the decision maker, and industry, must be an
important key to make the goal come true.
Key
words : marine biotechnology, marine
bioresource, research, empowering
