Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, September 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM

Indonesia's lobster farming trial opens path to Singapore exports

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Shofi A, Rahmad Nasution

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Fisheries Ministry said lobster farming trials in Batam have produced market-sized lobsters that have been sold to Singapore, demonstrating the potential of domestic aquaculture for export.

Director General of Aquaculture Tb Haeru Rahayu said the achievement showed Indonesia could farm lobsters from lobster larvae, known as BBL, through to market size.

“This shows we can farm lobsters from the BBL stage to market size, and the output can already be sold and exported,” he said in the ministry's press statement released here Friday.

Some 339.5 kilograms of lobsters from the Batam farming trial were sold to Singapore and received a positive market response, Haeru said, adding that the next shipment is targeted for November 2026.

The ministry plans to expand successful lobster farming in Batam to other regions to meet domestic demand and support exports, Haeru said.

The ministry plans to expand its lobster-farming model to Situbondo, East Java, following similar projects in Batam and West Nusa Tenggara.

Haeru said Batam’s facility would serve western Indonesia, Situbondo the central region, and Lombok and West Nusa Tenggara the eastern region.

The expansion is expected to increase lobster-farming capacity while establishing a supply chain capable of meeting market demand, Haeru said.

Sugianto, an exporter of crabs and lobsters to Singapore and China, said lobsters, farmed by the Batam Marine Aquaculture Fisheries Center, had strong market potential.

Before larger-scale harvesting, his company conducted market trials of Batam-farmed lobsters. He said the lobsters remained in good condition during transport and market testing in Singapore.

“The quality is good, and the lobsters remain healthy. They arrived at the holding facility in good condition. We also tested exports to Singapore, and the response was very positive,” Sugianto said.

Indonesia’s farmed lobster market has significant growth potential because aquaculture can provide more predictable supplies, reducing reliance on wild catches, he said.

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