Letter of Instruction from Minister of Research and Technology On the Development of the Fishing Fleet (No. 557 of 1985). Country/Territory Indonesia Document type Regulation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishing vessel Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Minister requests that all the fishing vessels be constructed in domestic shipyards and prohibits the importation of used fishing vessels. Those who have a license to import a fishing vessel and the vessel is now under construction may proceed with construction. Those however who have ordered vessels not yet under construction, shall proceed with contruction must in Indonesia. There will be provided assistance for technology, design, quality control, and other factors required for domestic construction by Indonesian shipyards by the government agency BPPT/PT. PAL directly or indirectly and without charge. Full text English