Fisheries technology innovation supports the Citarum Harum program

Abstract

Indonesian waters cover about 75% of Indonesian areas and have an abundance of fish resources that must be used carefully and responsibly to maintain its sustainability. Indonesian waters must be considered by authorities and communities to increase fisheries production and habitat quality. One way is by using technological innovation. The Government launched the Citarum Harum Program, as the Government’s attention to the Citarum River. Citarum River has about 11,323 km2 large. The length of the river is about 300 km, starts from Mount Wayang until Java sea. Citarum River dammed into three reservoirs developed for fish culture (Saguling Cirata and Juanda) and industries, domestic, agriculture also animal husbandry along the river. The impact of the river is experiencing pollution. The World Bank responded to this condition and has the intention to improve the water quality of the Citarum river. The Research Institute for Fisheries Resources Enhancement under The Ministry of Marine and Fisheries made efforts to control industrial waste pollution through technologies. The technologies are phytoremediation, culture-based fisheries models (blooming Cyanophyceae, and Eichhornia crassipes with herbivorous/planktivorous fish stock), and KJA Smart. Innovation in fisheries technology is one of the bases for the management of water bodies in support of the Citarum Harum program.