Lemuru Fish Jump To Boom Beach Pier, Banyuwangi

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BANYUWANGI - A video circulating of a small Lemuru fish jumping onto the pier at Boom Beach, Banyuwangi, East Java. In the video circulating, the small fish was picked up by residents.

The Head of Capture Fisheries at the Banyuwangi Fisheries Service, Suryono Bintang Samudera, suspects that the fish jumped ashore because they were being hunted by predators.

Small Lemuru fish, said Suryono, live in groups. Then there are predators like dolphins that prey on them.

These small fish then swim to the edge of the sea and jump ashore because of the urgency.

"This fish is indeed favored by predators, such as dolphins. The fish reaches the edge because there is no room for movement after being led by predators", Suryono said when contacted, Tuesday, August 10.

According to him, in August, small Lemuru fish are abundant.

Such incidents often occur in several places in Indonesia.

Suryono said it was unlikely that these fish would jump to the mainland due to pollution. Because these fish are still alive.

"If it is polluted and in some way, it will die, it will float", he said.

He also said that the possibility of seawater temperature is also small. Because the incident only occurred at one point, namely at Boom Beach.

If it is because of the water temperature, the same phenomenon may occur on Pulau Santen Beach and Cemara Beach, the north coast of Banyuwangi.

"If the water temperature is warmed up, it will happen evenly, and other types of fish will do the same", said Suryono.