Kerosene fuel shortages recently considered very difficult for small fishermen in the North Minahasa. Most of these small fishermen using outboard motors kerosene to drive the boat when at sea.
With reduced complexity stocks more than 50 percent for fishermen in Minut impact on the decline in the catch of fishermen due to lack of intensitatas sea.
Head of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DKP) Ir Minut Ronny Tribune Siwi to Manado, on Tuesday (6 / 11) said it had sent a letter to Pertamina for the fishermen to stock complexity is not reduced. "But until now there has been no reply from the Pertamina about how the best way out of stock complexity in order to be fulfilled and the fishing can still go to sea," said Sivi.
Therefore, Sivi admitted that he had thought of another way out by communicating directly with the central government through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs so that fishermen could be facilitated Minut new boat engine that was not kerosene.
"I have been given assistance proposed fishing boat diesel engine or gasoline," said Sivi.
It is felt necessary, because according to the procurement of new boat engines, fishing mainly small fishermen can more easily obtain fuel. "If it's diesel and gasoline are still to be had right now," he explained.
Siwi hope there will be a positive response from the central government responded to this request Minut district government. "Hopefully as soon as there is a positive response from the center, so that fishermen could have helped," he said