An eco-friendly shrimp farm building process is in progress at Kebumen, Central Java, by the ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries (KKP), Indonesia.
The ponds, which are scheduled to open in February, have an annual production capacity of 40 metric tons of shrimp per hectare.
By 2024, 2 million tons of shrimp will be produced at the ponds, according to the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono.
This is an example of a unique modern-age shrimp pond. We’re building it to be sustainable, with a responsible environment, and uses area-based aquaculture ponds in Kebumen, Central Java, said Trenggono.
During his visit, Regent Arif Sugiyanto and DPR Member Darori Wonodipuro went with Minister Trenggono.
Trenggono said that Kebumen’s area-based shrimp ponds have the largest area, currently at 60 hectares, with 149 pond plots.
About 40 tons per hectare per year are produced at the beginning, with the best method being contemporary green shrimp ponds.
Since we have 100 hectares of land potential, we’ll keep adding more ponds.
He claimed this is the first structure to be built with a high-quality water source. Before being disposed into the ocean, the pond wastewater passed via the cluster WWTP and main WWTP.
He believes that the area-based shrimp pond concept in Kebumen will assist other areas in creating modernized shrimp ponds. If this happens, Indonesia will be the world’s biggest shrimp producer, beating China, Vietnam, Ecuador, and even India.
KKP’s minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said, “If these 100 hectares are operational, there will be an annual turnover of IDR 400 billion. The directly absorbed workforce is more than 300 people, not to mention the number of indirect jobs it will also create.”
The national shrimp production target of 2 million tons in 2024 is part of developing area-based shrimp aquaculture ponds in Kebumen. This will help Indonesia contribute more to the world’s shrimp market.
According to Trenggono, local workers must be given priority in the creation of a shrimp pond model based on the local area in Kebumen.
KKP’s minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono thinks this will be a modern shrimp farming model for the country. He believes that Indonesia will become one of the world’s major producers of shrimp as a result.
Tariq Iqbal
Khulna, Bangladesh
