My Publication on The International Seminar of Marine Biotechnology

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