Bangun Giant Sea Wall, Ini Pesan Menteri KP Trenggono

Minister of KP Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (photo: dock. VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said that the construction of a giant sea embankment or Giant Sea Wall must also pay attention to ecological aspects.

"Ecology is a little neglected because taking care of ecology is something that is nothing but orientation to the economy and then forgetting ecology," said Trenggono, while attending a strategy to protect the Java Island area through the construction of a coastal embankment and sea wall in the grand ballroom kempinski, Wednesday, January 10.

Trenggono explained that as a maritime country, Indonesia's fishery potential is around 2.3 million tons or equivalent to Rp45 trillion in the north coast of Java. On the other hand, the north coast of Java also has 5 provinces with 28 districts/cities with a population of 43 million and a coastline length of 1,800 kilometers.

"A lot of natural resources that we exploit are still at land-based, while we haven't done the ocean-based well. We will increase cultivation for future exports," he said.

Meanwhile, in the area, there was a land subsidence of about 1 - 20 centimeters, and floods that occurred on the coast of about 5 cm - 2 meters that occurred every year during extreme climates.

According to Trenggono, the construction of a giant sea embankment should not close everything and there must be a space or canal there. So as not to disturb the environmental ecosystem and fishing communities living in coastal areas.

"If we build Giant Sea Wall, it should not be closed all of them. There must be room for him. The sea must have an incoming canal. Then on the coast, the mangroves must still live because there is an ecosystem that provides our lives", he explained.

Trenggono added that the construction of giant sea embankments must also pay attention to ecological aspects such as the construction of canals for mangrove plants so that they can live and maintain the water ecosystem.

"The first is that mud arises from drowning or soil arises or sedimentation. Then due to the current, mud arises and sinks there and has to live in mangroves. Then then he will also interact with the so-called seagrass or Padang seam and continue to interact with my mind. This is a subsystem that is one infrastructure or one ecosystem that cannot be cut off or separated," he said.

In addition, Trenggono advised that in the construction of this giant sea embankment, it is mandatory to have a canal so as not to disturb the coastal ecosystem.

"So when the construction of Giant Sea Wall is not given canals, it's just a matter of time, there will definitely be destruction as well. This means that the message I want to convey is to build Giant Sea Wall, the ecological aspect must be properly considered," said Trenggono.