TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The
Indonesian Fishery Businessmen Association says the accusation that Indonesian
fish were contaminated by mercury is part of a shady business strategy to harm
the industry.
Despite the prevalence of such rumors, however, the volume of fish exports has
not dropped. Last year, frozen fish exports accounted for 3.14 percent of the
total export value of US$3.2 billion.
“It could be a business strategy,” the association’s ...
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