The Act provides also for the issuance of fishing licenses, the support of the Government for the development of fisheries, and the decentralization of certain activities and powers to the local governments. Section 4 declares that fishing business in Indonesia is exclusively for Indonesian citizens or companies. All individuals and companies carrying out fishing business should be licensed, except subsistence fishermen. Fishing vessels used by Indonesian citizens or companies for fishing activities, excepted research fishing, in the Indonesian fishing area, the EEZ excluded, shall be Indonesian flagged vessels (sect. 12).