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        "id": 2052243,
        "msgid": "barru-fishers-benefit-from-south-sulawesis-fish-apartment-programme-1792756538",
        "date": "2026-10-23 18:30:07",
        "title": "Barru Fishers Benefit from South Sulawesi\u2019s Fish Apartment Programme",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Fishers in Kupa village, Barru, say artificial reef structures installed under the South Sulawesi provincial government\u2019s fish apartment programme have increased catches and incomes. The province says it built 1,657 units across 13 coastal locations in 2025, covering about 11 hectares, as part of efforts to support fisheries productivity and coastal livelihoods.",
        "content": "<p>Makassar (ANTARA) - Fishers and coastal communities in Barru Regency,\nSouth Sulawesi, are seeing substantial benefits from the provincial\ngovernment\u2019s fish apartment programme, with catches increasing.<\/p>\n<p>Kupa Village Head Suardi Haruna said in a statement in Makassar on\nFriday that local fishers had once caught as much as six tonnes of\nbakuta fish, a type of cepa fish, in half a day. The catch was estimated\nto be worth Rp200 million.<\/p>\n<p>Fish apartments are artificial reefs made of tiered structures with\npartitions and cavities that are submerged on the seabed. They provide a\nhome, spawning grounds and a safe nursery for fish larvae and\njuveniles.<\/p>\n<p>The structures have increased fish populations in the surrounding\nwaters, leading to higher catches for local fishers.<\/p>\n<p>Suardi expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Governor Andi\nSudirman for the fish apartments built in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He said the structures had had a positive effect on fishing activity\nand fishers\u2019 incomes in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The results illustrate how the South Sulawesi Governor\u2019s fish\napartment programme can boost fisheries productivity, improve the\nwelfare of coastal communities and bring the benefits of marine\ndevelopment closer to fishers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Governor of\nSouth Sulawesi, Andi Sudirman Sulaiman, for providing the fish\napartments. With this facility, fishers\u2019 incomes in Kupa Village can\nincrease,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Anas, a fisher from Kupa Village, said the fish apartments\nhelped local fishers catch fish without having to travel far out to\nsea.<\/p>\n<p>He hoped similar programmes would continue and be expanded so that\nmore fishers in coastal areas could benefit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank God, we fishers in Kupa Village no longer need to go far to\nfind fish. Thank you to the Governor for providing these fish\napartments. We can really feel the benefits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The fish apartment programme in the coastal waters of Kupa Village,\nBarru Regency, is one of 1,657 units built in 2025 across 13 locations\nin South Sulawesi.<\/p>\n<p>The 13 locations are the waters off Makassar, Takalar, Jeneponto,\nBantaeng, Bulukumba, Sinjai, the Selayar Islands, Pangkep, Barru,\nPanikiang Island (Barru), Pinrang, East Luwu and Palopo. The programme\ncovers a total area of about 11 hectares across coastal areas of South\nSulawesi.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/barru-fishers-benefit-from-south-sulawesis-fish-apartment-programme-1792756538",
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