PESANGGARAN-Hundreds of ships belonging to Andon are now anchored in the Pancer Port district, Sumberagung Village, Pesanggaran subdistrict. They purposely came to the coast of the South Sea because the area was empty of fish.
Those immigrant fishermen, So far, I can mingle with local fishermen. They lived in the fishing village of Pancer for several days. “Andon fishermen are always in this Pancer,"said the Fishery Port Installation Coordinator (IPP) Pancer, Heru Prasetyo. Heru admitted that he did not know for sure the number of andon fishermen in Pancer.
Data collection is difficult, because they often come and go quickly. “They usually report to the RT or village," he explained. According to Heru, the number of boats and ships in the port of Pancer is currently around approx 800 unit. Of that amount, boats and boats belonging to andon fishermen around 100 units up to 200 unit.
“So big enough," he said. Those andon fishermen, light him, some are from outside the area such as Jember Regency. But, there are also those who are still in the Banyuwangi Regency area. “Many fishermen from Muncar are looking for fish in Pancer," he said.
Many andon fishermen come to Pancer because the fish are relatively stable. Even now, fish around Pancer waters are also hard to catch. "In the waters of Pancer is more promising", “he said. Heru conveyed that the current problem for fishermen is the lack of awareness in maintaining work safety. Fisherman equipping boat with life jacket, still very little.
“There are very few who use life jackets, most rely on jerry cans," he said. Not only that, fishermen also often neglect their health while in the middle of the sea. They often fight the cold by relying on the heat from the engine. even though, This method is very risky because it has the potential to inhale carbon dioxide gas.
"They often crouch the engine to keep it warm"," he said. To keep it safe, The skipper of the ship is asked to pay more attention to his men. So that, Accidents with fatalities due to negligence of work will no longer be repeated. “Accidents at sea are common," he said. (radar)
