The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) stated that the fisheries cultivation village program that was built in various regions was an effort to maximize marine and fisheries sector commodities endemic to local wisdom. The Director General of Cultivation Fisheries of KKP Tb Haeru Rahayu in a release from KKP in Jakarta, Tuesday, stated that the concept of developing aquaculture villages as a drive for the development of sustainable fish farming business by synergizing the various potentials that exist in the region. KKP itself also continues to simultaneously build aquaculture villages in various regions, including tilapia fish farming villages in Warukapas Village, North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province, under the guidance of the Tatelu Freshwater Aquaculture Center.
He stated that the potential of local wisdom fishery commodities was being explored by the KKP in North Sulawesi, which has a high market demand for freshwater fish such as tilapia. "From a technical point of view, tilapia is one of the leading commodities in freshwater aquaculture, due to its fast growth, high resistance to disease, its ability to withstand environmental changes and its flexibility in rearing media," said Tebe, the nickname of Tb Haeru Rahayu. Tebe further assessed that community participation as the main driver in aquaculture villages such as in Warukapas Village is the key to business success and sustainability, moreover the local community is also considered to have made fish farming their main source of income. The Director General of Aquaculture expressed his hope that with the existence of a cultivation village in North Minahasa, it is hoped that it will create an organized and integrated cultivation area, as well as increased and sustainable productivity while still paying attention to environmental sustainability.
For information, the total land potential in Warukapas Village reaches 400 hectares with a cultivated area that has been utilized reaching 226 hectares with an average area per pool unit of 700 square meters. Production results reach around 50-60 tons/month. In addition, the development of aquaculture villages based on local wisdom was also built, including in Mantaren II Village located in Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Kalimantan Province, which is one of the locations designated by the KKP as aquaculture village with papuyu fish as a fish commodity. featured local. As an initial stage, through the Mandiangin Freshwater Cultivation Fisheries Center (BPBAT), KKP has distributed 100,000 papuyu fish seeds to farmers in Mentaren II Village. The Director General of Aquaculture said that the cultivation of local fish commodities such as papuyu has promising economic potential because the technology has been mastered and is easy to develop. "Papuyu fish, also known as betok fish, is a local specific commodity that is favored by the community, especially in Kalimantan. With a relatively high market price and good consumer preferences for local fish, papuyu fish can be the answer to improving people's welfare," he said. Tebe. Tebe also considered that the cultivation of papuyu fish as one of Indonesia's local endemic fish is in line with the initial goal of the aquaculture village program, which is to develop local superior commodities to prevent extinction in an effort to preserve Indonesian local fish. As is known, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has launched three breakthrough programs, two of which support the development of aquaculture in Indonesia, including the development of export-oriented aquaculture, with superior commodities including shrimp, lobster, crab, and seaweed, as well as development aquaculture village in accordance with local wisdom.
