West Sumatra Fish Exports Start To Increase, Reaching IDR 9.18 Billion Per September

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PADANG - The Padang Fish Quarantine and Quality Control and Fishery Products Safety (SKIPM) Station, West Sumatra, noted that the export of fishery products from the province to foreign countries increased in September 2022 compared to the previous month.

The head of SKIPM Padang, Abdur Rohman, said the total export value of West Sumatra's fishery products in September was IDR 9.18 billion, while exports of fishery products in August were only IDR 6.6 million, then in July 2022, the value was around IDR 3.9 billion.

He said that in September only two types of fishery products were exported, namely frozen tuna and dried fish. Frozen tuna is shipped from West Sumatra to the United States and Dried Fish is shipped to Japan.

Frozen tuna weighing 40.2 tons was shipped to the United States with an economic value of IDR 9.18 billion. Meanwhile, Dried fish was sent to Japan weighing 24.3 kilograms with a value of IDR 3,223,000.

"The two fishery products were sent in one shipment and his party issued two fish health certificates," he said.

His party ensures that the quality of fish caught in the waters of West Sumatra is free from dangerous diseases before being exported to various countries. In addition to physically checking the freshness of the caught fish, the characteristics of the fish meat are still chewy and the eyes of the fish are still bright.

SKIPM Padang also takes fish samples to be examined in the laboratory and all laboratory facilities owned have been accredited by the National Accreditation Board to ensure that the quality of the fish that will be consumed by the public or exported is guaranteed.

"We will ensure that these fish are free from formalin, histamine, heavy metals and in accordance with the request of the destination country. If they are free, they will be given a certificate stating that the fish are clean from disease and fit for export," he said.