Suhendar I Sachoemar
Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, Indonesia
Biography
Suhendar I Sachoemar is Professor of Coastal and Fisheries Resources Management at Center of Agriculture Production Technology. Currently, he serves as Director of Center for Development, Education and Training of Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Also, serves as a National Group Leader of Physical Oceanography Group of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Asian Core Program to establish research and education network on coastal marine science in Southeast Asia and is the Head of Indonesian Research Society of BPPT. His research activities are focused on the assessment of coastal and fisheries resources management using Satellite Oceanography, Field Observation as well as Fisheries Oceanography and Hydro-Oceanography Dynamic study. At the moment, he is doing a research of Sato-Umi concept application for developing sustainable aquaculture model within Indonesian coastal area collaborate with North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES). He is also engaged in creating a new strain of fish to support national food security, increasing fisheries productivity of the aquaculture and national fisheries techno park program. He is active in various national and international scientific meeting and dissemination of research result related on the sustainable fisheries resources and coastal management.