Five Fishermen Were Arrested By The Satpolairud When Using Fish Boms In The Waters Of The Tanjung Sinini Block

5 fishermen using fish bombs were arrested by the Pandeglang Police Satpolairud/ Photo: Doc. Pandeglang Police Banten Police

PANDEGLANG Police Satpolairud Pandeglang arrested five suspects in fishing using bombs in the waters of Tanjung Sinini Block, Ujung Kulon National Park, Pandeglang Banten.

Head of Polairud Polres Pandeglang AKP Zul Ahmadi Ampera revealed that the perpetrators used homemade fish bombs.

"The perpetrators DP (35), SH (68), HN (39), AP (24) and ST (22) made fishing using fish bombs that had been put into glass bottles," said Zul Ahmadi in his statement, Friday, December 2.

Zul Ahmadi said the arrests were made after his party carried out patrols with the Ujung Kulon National Park RPU Marine Patrol Team.

For this incident, the suspect and the evidence were secured to the Pandeglang Police Satpolairud office for further investigation.

"From the perpetrators, his party secured 12 bottles of explosive-ready bombs, 7 axleless bottles containing white polorate potassium, 24 axes, 1.25 kg Brown, 63 coconut axes, 15 bottle caps made of rubber, 3 packs of matches, 1 set of bomb-assembled equipment, 1 unit of motorboat, 2 units of motorboats, 4 glasses, 2 weights each 5 kg, 1 compressor, 1 roll of a yellow compressor tube of approximately 50 meters long color," he said.

Zul Ahmadi revealed that it is feared that the use of explosives like this could damage coral reefs, fish species, and other marine biota.

"250 grams of fish bombs can destroy at least 50 m2 coral reefs. Of the total evidence seized, the potential for damage caused is an area of thousands of m2 which takes tens to hundreds of years to return it to its original state," he said.

For their actions, the perpetrators are subject to Articles 1 paragraph (1) and (3) of the Emergency Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 12 of 1951, in conjunction with Law No. 1 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Article 73 paragraph 1 Letter a of Law No. 27 of 2007 concerning Management of Coastal and Small Islands in conjunction with Article 33 Paragraph 3 of Law No. 05 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Natural Resources. Life and Ecosystem Jo Article 55 of the Criminal Code with the threat of imprisonment for 20 years.