Floating Cages Polluted Environment

By Hasan Zainuddin

Banjarmasin, 23/5 (Antaranews, South Kalimantan) - The proliferation of fish business with floating net cages in the rivers in Banjarmasin polluted the environment in the local region.

"The number of floating cages (keramba) are too much in Banjarmasin and should not be allowed because it would damage the environment," said the head of the Environment Agency (BLH) Banjarmasin, Drs Hamdi told reporters in Banjarmasin city hall on Thursday.

Based on his record, the number of floating cages in East Banjarmasin 100 thousand meters, 7,735 meters in Central Banjarmasin, 4,714 meters in South Banjarmasin, 3,200 meters in West Banjarmasin, and North Banjarmasin 2,400 meters. With the number of the potential for contamination is large enough, because the fish feeding, sowing of drugs such as antibiotics, and fish feces itself.

Results of the study, nine percent were sprinkled fish food into the cages will not be inedible fish and it has the potential to contaminate the surrounding environment.
So is the number of fish feces and medicine will accumulate in the bottom of the river. It may be not a problem when the water is high, but will cause environmental problems when drought because there will be a reduction of oxygen in the river bed.

"It often happen river fish and the fish in the cages die with large numbers, it's because of the pollution that result in oxygen reduce," said Hamdi, who expect the best solution for the people business not to die but remain stable environment,

The issue was under discussion among BLH, the Water Resources Agency (SDA) and the Agriculture Agency in a meeting at City Hall today (Thursday 23/5), said Hamdi.

According to Hamdi, the cultivation tried to be transferred to cages with an existing fish pond system on the land, because the system is not environmentally damaging.

Also based on the rules, that the river should not be commercialized like that because in addition to pollution it will silt even make difficult for water traffic flow while Banjarmasin famous as a city of water tourism, said Hamdi.

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