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        "id": 1690433,
        "msgid": "after-5-3-tonnes-south-jakarta-city-government-targets-plecostomus-fish-in-setu-babakan-twice-a-week-1776750698",
        "date": "2026-04-21 12:16:09",
        "title": "After 5.3 Tonnes, South Jakarta City Government Targets Plecostomus Fish in Setu Babakan Twice a Week",
        "author": "Larissa Huda",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The South Jakarta City Government is intensifying efforts to capture invasive plecostomus fish in Setu Babakan waters, conducting operations twice weekly following an initial haul of 5.3 tonnes. Mayor Muhammad Anwar stated that the focus will be on upstream areas to gradually reduce the population downstream, aiming to improve water quality and protect native fish species by preventing the invasive fish from preying on their eggs. For this operation, a target of around five tonnes has been set, with instructions to euthanise the fish before burial to address concerns raised by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).",
        "content": "<p>The South Jakarta City Government will intensify the capture of\nplecostomus fish in Setu Babakan waters twice a week. Following the\nfirst operation that yielded 5.3 tonnes of fish, officers were deployed\nagain to the connecting channel of Setu Babakan on Tuesday (21\/4\/2026).\nSouth Jakarta Mayor Muhammad Anwar stated that the capture of\nplecostomus fish will first be focused on the upstream area. This step\nis taken so that the population in the downstream area also decreases\ngradually. He explained that the activity will be carried out routinely\nevery Tuesday and Friday. The South Jakarta City Government hopes that\nthe waters can be free from plecostomus fish, thereby improving water\nquality and preventing disruption to other fish populations. Plecostomus\nfish are known to be invasive and prey on the eggs of other fish,\npotentially disturbing the aquatic ecosystem. In this operation, Anwar\ntargets a capture of around five tonnes again. However, officers are\nasked to kill the fish first before burying them. \u201cBecause yesterday\nthere was an objection from the MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council), it\u2019s\nbest to kill them first before burying,\u201d said Anwar.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/after-5-3-tonnes-south-jakarta-city-government-targets-plecostomus-fish-in-setu-babakan-twice-a-week-1776750698",
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