Minister Of KP: Sea Sedimentation Results Collection Determined By The Study Team

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono reiterated that in determining sedimentation materials that can be dredged or taken, collaboration is needed through a study team.

This collaboration is to ensure the management of sedimentation results at sea that prioritize ecological interests so that they do not have a negative impact on the ecosystem.

"In government regulation (PP) Number 26 of 2023 it is said to be true, to determine whether he (material) sedimentation, there must be a Study Team. Formed first. Who contains it? KKP itself, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, universities, Naval Hydro-Oceanography Center (Pushidrosal), Ministry of Transportation, Regional Government (Pemda), environmental institutions, gatherings, appointed Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, work them, "said Minister Trenggono as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 12.

As for the formation of the Study Team, he continued, it is stated in Article 5 of the Planning Chapter of Government Regulation Number 26 of 2023. This team is tasked with compiling a document on the management of sedimentation results at sea which contains the distribution of priority locations, mineral types, and the volume of sedimentation results.

Trenggono revealed the reasons for the need for the issuance of regulations on the governance of sedimentation results at sea. One of them is to meet the high demand for reclamation materials in the country. Because so far reclamation relies on sea sand which in several locations of practice of taking it without considering ecosystem sustainability.

He hopes that with this regulation, reclamation activities must use the results of sedimentation taken using environmentally friendly tools.

Meanwhile, member of Commission IV of the House of Representatives (DPR) TA Khalid acknowledged that the existence of sedimentation in river estuaries in Aceh hindered the movement of fishing fishermen. The silting of the river mouth due to sedimentation prevented fishing boats from passing.

"In Aceh, the coast length of 2,666 km is very long, so many estuaries are shallow. So after I read the PP, I think this is a solution," he explained.

He hopes that the KKP will immediately complete the derivative regulation of PP 26/2023 which will be a technical guide for managing sedimentation results at sea. With the guidance, sedimentation management becomes more organized and has no negative impact on the environment.