PURWOHARJO – Grajagan fishermen, Grajagan District, which has been hunting lobsters all this time, many are restless. Over the past week, The giant shrimp is disappearing in the South Sea area.
Lobster with weight above 300 That elusive gram, presumably because of the rampant catching of fry (little lobster). “This is because many are looking for fry, the lobster is finished,” said Kholis, 35, one of the fishermen of Grajagan.
According to Kholis, There are a lot of fishermen who catch one centimeter of fry. If left unchecked it will damage the ecosystem. “If left unchecked, lobsters can become extinct and hard to get,” he said.
The same thing was also expressed by Sugiyono, 50. This Grajagan fisherman admits that since more than a week it has been difficult to get lobster while working at sea. Once working, very minimal results. “Yesterday I worked only got one tail,” he said.
The rise of people who buy fry, he continued, make a lot of fishermen hunt the lobster baby. They prefer to catch fry because it is easy to get and the results are promising. “If the fries are caught, later there will be no more lobster season, may also become extinct,” the light.
Sugiyono said that before many fishermen were hunting for fry,, looking for lobster is very easy. But right now, Once you go out to sea, you can bring home a lobster, you're lucky. “Often can't go home at all,” he said.
As a lobster fisherman, he hopes the government can intervene to protect the marine ecosystem. Especially keeping the lobsters that breed a lot in the southern sea. As a fisherman, he is also tempted to join in catching the fry. But considering the sustainability of marine ecosystems and sustainability in the future, he didn't do it.
“If you only pursue material and rupiah, I really can do. But this is so against my heart,” he explained.
The fishermen who are looking for a lot of fry6, indeed tempted by the promising price. At the moment, the price of the fry reached Rp 12 thousand per head. “Fries are being hunted a lot because they are bought expensively by exporters,” said Masnur, 30, one of the fishermen of Grajagan.
In search of fry, he continued, it's pretty easy, that is, only with a cement paper catching tool that is made in a circle like a fan. Hunting for this fry is usually done at night with the help of spotlights. There are various types of fry, namely the type of pearl and sand. “The most expensive pearl lobster fry,” he said.
Once at sea, one boat can bring home fries between 1.000 until 1.500 tail. If yesterday was average 1.000 tail at a price of Rp 12 thousand per head. then the income overnight can reach Rp 12 million.
The fish caught by the fishermen are immediately sold to one of the collectors, and then sent to the exporter. “Various fry sales modes, usually sent at night and mixed with other fish seeds, it's to trick the officers when passing the fishery quarantine hall,” he said. (radar)
