Facts About The Mysterious Sea Fence In The Tangerang Sea, It Has Been Founded For A Year

YOGYAKARTA - A number of fishermen in Ketapang Village testified about the construction of a mysterious fence found stretched across the sea of Tangerang Regency. The mysterious sea fence stretches for 30.16 kilometers (km) in 6 coastal sub-districts of Tangerang Regency, Banten. Check out the facts of the mysterious sea fence in the Tangerang Sea below.

The fishermen explained various things about the fence, from the start they caught the construction until rumors about the reason the fence was stretched for tens of kilometers.

In addition, there are also fishermen who claim to have received threats from certain parties when the protests were launched. The fence also has a bad impact on fishermen, including their safety and income from fishing.

Head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Service (DKP) of Banten Province, Eli Susiyanti, explained that the fence was erected with bamboo or cerucuk, about 6 meters high. The existence of the fence was discovered after reports from residents on August 14, 2024.

A fisherman who asked for his name to be disguised for security reasons revealed that the construction of the fence had been going on for about a year. They realized for the first time when someone from outside the village installed a bamboo pole about 100 meters from Ketapang port.

They were initially suspicious because they thought the bamboo pole was part of the government program. Then around August 2024, the fence that was erected started massively and stretched 30 km.

"I'm surprised, 'What's this for? Everyone is also shocked here by the fishermen. What's this for?'" explained the fisherman who asked to be disguised.

The construction of the fence with a length of up to 30 km also had a bad impact on fishermen. They were forced to extend their distance when going to sea, besides that they were also certainly constrained by threatening security problems.

The Ketapang Village fisherman, who contained more than 500 people, also complained about his declining income. If previously they could earn Rp. 150,000 per day, now they are only able to bring home around Rp. 70 thousand because the diesel costs are increasing.

"It's only IDR 100,000 now. Solar usually runs out of liter a day, now it can be two liters," said a fisherman.

A number of fishermen also claimed to have received threats after protesting against the construction of the fence. They had sent several people over to the ship that was installing a fence and asked workers not to continue building the fence.

However, the request was ignored. Some time later, an unknown group of people actually came to the fishing village.

They also had time to complain to the local village head, but the village head admitted that he did not know and only said he would take care of it.

"We demonstrate that we are called provocateurs. We say there are records at the Koramil, at the Polsek, there are individual records that are provocateurs," said the fisherman.

Fishermen in Ketapang Village also claimed to have heard rumors that the fence was established with ties to the housing project. One of the fishermen admitted that he had heard the news even though it had not been confirmed.

This is because they did not receive any information from the government regarding the construction of the still mysterious fence.

"The plan is that I hear about housing, listen. I'm just a fisherman to hear that," said the fisherman.

The fishermen admitted that they were grateful that the sea fences that had been in trouble so far began to get attention. The government also intervened to seal the mysterious sea fence.

They further hope that, for the safety and prosperity of fishermen, these fences can be removed immediately.

"Revoke. Just pull it out, just pull it out. So it's good. Fishermen and leaving at night also come home at night, going at night is also good. Don't think there's a risk," said one fisherman.

That's a review of the facts of the mysterious sea fence in the Tangerang Sea. Hopefully useful. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.