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10 Tons+ Of Fish Die In The Jembayan River, Indonesia
Residents Lembonang Hamlet, Village Jembayan, Loa Kulu, aquatic mammal (Kukar), really worried. The reason, they believe Jembayan river water in their everyday use for fish culture was contaminated. The reason, allegedly due to channel oil waste directed to the river. The incident started at around 3:00 pm on Wednesday early morning (20/11) ago.
Suddenly River Jembayan In presenting a scene of horror when the fish along the river and float to the surface. Looks pale and lifeless. Within an hour, more and more dead fish surfaced. Locals made a scene, especially the pembudi fish resources in the river.
Some people are known to cultivate tilapia carp from the river to supply the market Jembayan. “Dawn-dawn fish already mangap-mangap and every hour there is always dead. So continued until morning. Until the middle of the day all the dead, raised to the surface, “said Jackson, pembudi fish resources Lembonang of Hamlet, Village Jembayan, Loa Kulu.
Suddenly people suspect that something was wrong with the current river conditions. All suspicious of the oil palm plantation companies are operating not far from the scene. Group pembudi fish resources engineering team then call companion of fish feed factory so their partners. The team was asked to take a water sample to be tested. “We test the water. And, the result is the quality of the river when it was almost 1 PH, “Said he.
Jackson mentions, there are seven people pembudi fish resources in the region. And, none of which escaped from this incident. All the losers because all the fish died. Not just fish farming, fish in the river also contributed to surface as dead. “Eels up baung also dead fish,” he explained. Locals pick down the river after the incident to find out the source of river pollution.
From there, it was found that the flow of water such as ditches flowing directly into the river. This trench allegedly issuing waste from oil palm plantations. “It seems deliberately opened from the swamp to the river,” he explained. After a time, residents reported to the Department of Fisheries Kukar. However, the agency did not respond to a report called quickly. Residents who already panic switch reporting to Parliament.
The second day after the incident, then Parliament with relevant agencies of local government review into the field Kukar. Jackson hopes the testing by the Regional Environmental Agency (BLHD) Kukar done objectively. It is feared that there are practices flirt with oil companies suspected to be the culprit of the river pollution. The sudden death of fish in the river this time Jembayan In the new case.
Decades of efforts underway fish farming, though not the same thing applies. Since there are oil companies operating near there, allegedly river became polluted because the color change. Invisible river looks more brown. “When the incident happened, the condition of the river somewhat blackish color. But now his condition is improving, “said Jackson.
As a result of the incident, estimated at over 10 tons of dead fish cultivation. As for Jackson is Pembudi carp and tilapia power. Production of fish sold to multiple markets such as in Samarinda, Tenggarong, Balikpapan, and Sangatta. Jackson felt pretty big loss. He could not supply the fish to the market and gain capital dollars to restore the fish feed on the money already purchased. “My fish are ready to harvest existing 5 ton, dead.
I am a big loss. Not to mention the other farmers. So some sellers in the market began to feel annoyed. Demand was disrupted, “he added. In the news Kaltim Post yesterday, Jumli pembudi fish resources which also suffered losses of up to Rp 50 million. A total of 76 cages of fish died allegedly due to the flow of the river was polluted waste oil.
He refused if the death of the fish are valid because the river mud mixed. Called mud was not enough to make a dead fish. Especially in large quantities such as occurred last Wednesday. While the Head of the Regional Environmental Agency (BLHD) Kukar, Ahmad Taufik, there are six points suspect who allegedly polluted river.
Water samples were tested it, will be known about the next two weeks after passing tests in the laboratories of the University Mulawarman, Samarinda. “If it was waste because mining or plantation, we first give administrative sanction. If ignored, it is possible endless punishment, “he said two days ago.
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