Jakarta, Oct. 12 -- Indonesia has permanently banned the export of clear lobster seeds, reaffirming its commitment to direct all local seed harvesting toward domestic aquaculture and halt the illegal outflow of the lucrative marine resource.

"It remains halted forever-yes," Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono confirmed during the launch of the Task Force for Eradicating the Outflow of Clear Lobster Seeds (Satgas P2BBL) in Jakarta on Monday.

The permanent ban is anchored in Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Regulation No. 5/2026-an amendment to Permen KP No. 7/2024-which restricts lobster seed harvesting strictly to regulated quotas for domestic farming.

Under the regulation, all grow-out operations ...