BANYUWANGI – Sejumlah nelayan di Banyuwangi enggan melaut selama sepekan kedepan karena khawatir dengan adanya angin kencang dan cuaca ekstrem yang diingatkan Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) local.
The impact of the extreme weather warning made two places in Banyuwangi, like Grajagan and Pancer beaches no one goes to sea.
“Di wilayah itu (Grajagan and Pancer) there are no fishermen working to find fish,” kata Ketua TPI Kecamatan Muncar, Abidin as reported by Mediaindonesiacom, Tuesday (7/1/2020).
Abidin said, even so there are some fishermen in Banyuwangi who are still desperate to find fish in the sea. However, these fishermen did not dare to go to the center, especially in the waters of South Banyuwangi.
“Kalau di Selat Bali masih ada beberapa nelayan yang mencari ikan, if they go to the center they still don't dare,he said.
One of the fishermen from Kedungrejo Village, Muncar District, krishna (30) disclose, although there is information from the East Java BMKG, related to extreme weather, but the fishermen in their place are still determined to go to sea to find fish.
According to Krishna, those who go to sea are only some fishermen, like a small boat, which usually seek, lobsters and crabs. As for large boats, only a few go to sea 10 until 15 boat only.
“Kalau untuk perahu kecil seperti nelayan mencari kepiting dan lobster, many went to sea, but yes only on the edges. For big boat fishermen not much,He said.
Meanwhile for fish prices, said Krishna, is still fairly stable. Because some time ago, many local fishermen who get a lot of fish, this makes the need is still sufficient, both for the community and fish canning companies.
“Untuk harga ikan seperti lemuru sekarang masih normal Rp 20 thousand to Rp 25 thousand per kilogram but on New Year's Eve yesterday it went up to Rp 35 thousand," he said.
Known, based on information from the East Java BMKG in the waters south of Banyuwangi, extreme weather will occur in this period 4 -10 January 2020. For this reason, the public is advised to remain vigilant and careful about the impact that can be caused by extreme weather.
