Increase Community Economy And Accelerate Stunting Reduction, Belitung Fisheries Service Holds Cheap Markets

Photo: Doc. Antara

TANJUNG PANDAN - The Fisheries Service of Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, held a low-cost fish market to help accelerate the reduction in stunting cases in the area.

"We carried out this fish bazaar to help improve the community's economy as well as to support the acceleration of the reduction in stunting cases," said Head of the Belitung Fisheries Service, Firdaus Zamri, quoted by Antara, Sunday, October 9.

According to him, the cheap fish market is expected to increase the consumption of community fish in the area.

He said, fish are rich in omega 3 and have protein content that is not inferior to beef and chicken so that it is good at preventing stunting (kerdilan).

"We hope that the consumption of Belitung fish can be higher than the average national fish consumption," he said.

In addition, Firdaus continued, the cheap fish bazaar was carried out to help the community's economy and control inflation in the area.

The Belitung Fisheries Service together with the fish processing unit (UPI) in the area prepared 1 ton of fish such as candang, krisy, kuwe, geronggong, and squid.

He said that candang fish were sold for Rp. 10,000 per kilogram, Rp. 30 thousand per kilogram, round Rp. 30 thousand per kilogram, tengiri Rp. 50,000 per kilogram, and large squid of Rp. 50 thousand per kilogram.

"The price of fish sold in this bazaar is indeed cheaper than the price of fish at the market level," he said.

He added that the public's interest in buying fish provided by traders at the bazaar was quite high, which proved to be able to sell 959 kilograms of fish.

"We are very grateful for the enthusiasm of the people who attended today's cheap fish bazaar," he said.