Bantul Regency Government Maximizes Fishery Resources Through Restocking And Fish Process Innovation

Bantul Regent Abdul Halim Muslih while inspecting the Blbang Banguntapan Market, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. Sunday (23/11/2025) (ANTARA/Hery Sidik)

JAKARTA - The Regent of Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Abdul Halim Muslih emphasized that the Bantul area has enormous fishery potential, especially because of the large number of public waters that span from the Oya River on the east side to the Progo River in the west.

"Battul has extensive water resources, so our fisheries potential is very large," said Abdul Halim after attending the 2025 National Fish Day Commemoration at Blumbang Dewikerten Market, Banguntapan, Sunday.

Seeing this potential, the Bantul Regency Government (Pemkab) through the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Service (DKP) continues to restock or spread fish seeds in public waters and cultivation ponds. This effort aims to preserve river biota while increasing the availability of fish for the consumption needs of the community.

"We routinely spread seeds so that the diversity of river fish is maintained and the catch increases. In addition, Bantul also has coastal areas in the south that support marine fish production," he explained.

According to the Regent of Halim, increasing fishery production is important considering that fish are a good source of protein and are very much needed by the community. Therefore, fishery development is carried out thoroughly, starting from the cultivation process to processing.

"DKP has a program that includes production to post-production. From a processing perspective, we encourage innovation so that fish processed products are more hygienic and their nutritional quality is maintained," he explained. He added that fish processing MSMEs in Bantul are growing, indicating that the fishery product market is increasingly promising.

The head of the Bantul DKP, Istri, said that his party continues to encourage the public to increase fish consumption and at the same time invites cultivators to continue to increase production.

This year's Bantul fish production target is around 14 thousand tons, both from capture fisheries and cultivation. However, this amount is still not sufficient for existing needs," he said.