Arapaima fish released in the Brantas River, that is the word Minister Susi

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti wants various parties to socialize at the center of society because of the danger of entering to grow fish arapaima in national waters. it should be socialized or campaigned to the public, many do not know what is arapaima fish and why should not be released, "Susi Pudjiastuti said at a press conference at the KKP office in Jakarta on Thursday ( 28/6/2018) the party that keeps the arapaima fish as a hobby, but then for various reasons such as lazy feeding or can not stand to kill him eventually released into the Indonesian rivers.

Reminds that the length of the arapaima fish can go up to 1-2 meters the fish is hungry so it can eat a lot of local fish.

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© Lemon / CC BY-SA 3.0 Arapaima gigas

For this, the Fish Quarantine Agency, quality control and product safety of KKP fishing with others by such as the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) should trap the authors of the liberation and maintenance of fish arapaima

"Because otherwise our biological resources may be depleted because of this arapaima, "he said. We must not wait long to be destroyed so that in the future it will not move or be exchanged.

The Minister Susi also wants to intensify the socialization as for the customs and the airport to install banner on this subject.

proclaimed, BKIPM leader KKP Rina declares after obtaining information on social media about the release of arapaima fish in the Brantas River, Mojokerto, East Java, and then he's after the follow-up, says Rina, we're currently seeing that there is one person in Surabaya who has up to 18 tails, four of which are handed over to society and eight others were released into the Brantas River

four of them had been found two in the shelter and two others were dead. While eight released tail were found up to seven tails

In addition, there is also information that in Sidoarjo also found about 30 tails in the shelter. On the basis of the regulations in force, the author who maintains or releases dangerous fisheries resources for waters in Indonesia may be criminalized.

Meanwhile, KKP Nilanto Perbowo, the director general for strengthening the competitiveness of KKP Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, calls on the owners. because arapaima is a dangerous type of predator.