18 Invasive Fish In DIY Destroyed By KKP, Including Piranha And Arapaima

Illustration. Ariapaima fish are classified as invasive fish that are dangerous and detrimental to the Indonesian waters ecosystem. (Pixabay)

A total of 18 invasive fish that are dangerous and detrimental to the Indonesian waters ecosystem were destroyed in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY).

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) said that the destruction of invasive fish is part of the supervision of fishery resources in the State Fisheries Management Region of the Republic of Indonesia (WPPNRI). "There are already regulations regarding the prohibition of income, cultivation, circulation, as well as the expenditure of endangered and/or detrimental types of fish into and from WPPNRI. If it is still found that someone maintains it immediately, we destroy it," said Acting Director General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (PSDKP) KKP Pung Nugroho Saksono in his statement, Monday, February 20, confiscated by Antara. In several locations of restaurants and tourist attractions DIY, he continued, there are still many invasive fish that are kept as one of the attractions of visitors. Following up on the report, the Directorate General of PSDKP through the Directorate of PPSDP and PSDKP Cilacap Station, together with the DIY KP Service destroyed invasive fish and had given administrative sanctions to business actors who cultivate invasive fish.

Dalam kesempatan tersebut, Kepala Dinas Kelautan dan Perikanan DIY Bayu Mukti Sasongka mengatakan, terdapat total 18 ikan yang dimusnahkan.

With the details of the destroyed fish consisting of two pyroth fish with a length of 5 cm, 15 alligator fish with a length of 50-150 cm, and one ariapaima fish with a length of 220 cm. "We continue to intensify socialization regarding Permen KP 19 of 2020 concerning the Prohibition of Income, Empowerment, Circulation and Expenditure of Harmful Fish Types and/or Loss into and from WPPNRI, especially among business actors and hobbyists, as well as increasing supervision and participation of the Supervisory Community Group (Pokmaswas) in monitoring the presence of invasive fish in the region," he said. in the future, his party plans to hold a carnivore fishing competition intended for the hobbyist community and hold an Invasive Fish Gerebek action to reduce the number of invasive fish cultivated by the community as well as those that have polluted the DIY waters.