Jakarta, Aug. 14 -- President Prabowo Subianto targeted 1,386 Red and White Fishermen Villages to be established and operational by the end of December 2026, as part of efforts to improve fishermen's welfare and optimize Indonesia's maritime economic potential.

"Today, 100 fishermen villages have been built. Our target is for 1,386 fishermen villages to be established and operational by the end of December 2026," Prabowo said in his State of the Nation Address at the 2026 Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the Joint Session of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and House of Representatives (DPR) at the parliament complex here on Friday.

The villages are equipped with various facilities to support fish...