Seriously, Millions Of Fish In Cirata Reservoir Died Due To Rainwater Delivered

Fish farmers in Cirata Reservoir, Cianjur, West Java, are at a loss because millions of fish died, allegedly due to rainwater sent from the Cibalagung River. (Photo: Ahmad Fikri/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Department of Fisheries, Livestock and Maritime Affairs (Disnakanlut) of Cianjur, West Java, recorded the deaths of millions of fish in the floating net ponds of the Cirata Reservoir, due to rainwater sent from upstream, so that fish cultivators or farmers are advised to reduce the number of fish seeds to cover losses. Head of the Cirata Reservoir UPTD Fisheries, Budi Prayatna when contacted on Tuesday, said that as the season changes from September, his party has appealed to Japanese farmers to reduce the number of fish, especially carp in order to minimize deaths. It's also caused by rain water sent by rivers from upstream to be precise in urban areas. Maybe farmers are not strange, maybe because rainwater sent from the Cibalagung River is polluted," he said. , where the occurrence of hundreds of thousands of heads up to ju fish tails died due to poisoning from rainwater sent. Currently, his party continues to appeal to fish farmers in the Cirata Reservoir regarding reducing the number of fish livestock at the beginning of the rainy season. "Officers went directly to the middle of the lake to disseminate information regarding the reduction in the number of fish livestock, especially the blocks close to the Cibalagung River," he said.

Previously, hundreds of japung farmers in Cirata Reservoir, Mande District, lost tens of millions of rupiah because the fish they were cultivating died suddenly, due to cloudy water flowing from a number of rivers upstream, including the Cibalagung River, which is a large Cianjur river. , no less than 1 tonne of goldfish in japung owned by farmers died and almost simultaneously, although this often happens every year, farmers are still struggling to find a solution, even they have reduced nurseries when they first spread fish seeds. "Every year it always happens, although we have limited the number of fish seeds. We did not have time to anticipate because the rainy season came early. If not because of the rain, usually millions of fish die simultaneously because of upwelling, "said fish farmer in Cirata Reservoir, Hidayat. He explained, upwelling is a phenomenon where feed waste at the bottom of the water containing ammonia rises to the surface of the water which makes fish The fish that are cultivated in floating nets become poisoned.