The Jakarta Provincial Government is vigorously undertaking efforts\nto control sailfin catfish in several canals across Jakarta. One of the\ncanals cleaned was the one in front of Plaza Indonesia, Central\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Observations at the site on Saturday (18\/4\/2026) showed that although\ncleaning had been carried out, sailfin catfish were still visible in the\nflow of Kali Cideng, right in front of Plaza Indonesia, Menteng. Their\npresence there was quite noticeable.<\/p>\n
Although the numbers were not as many as before, these fish were\neasily recognisable due to their larger size compared to other fish\nspecies and their distinctive body shape. The current condition of the\ncanal water, which is quite clear and with minimal rubbish, made it easy\nfor road users to see directly to the bottom of the canal.<\/p>\n
Among the school of sailfin catfish, several small-sized fish species\nwere also seen swimming freely.<\/p>\n
Previously, on Friday (10\/4), a combined team of 100 personnel from\nthe DKI Food Security, Maritime, and Agriculture Office (Dinas KPKP) to\nthe Central Jakarta Gulkarmat conducted an operation to catch sailfin\ncatfish in Kali Cideng, right in front of Plaza Indonesia, Menteng. In\nthat operation, officers successfully captured 41 large sailfin catfish,\nwhich have long been considered to disrupt the river ecosystem.<\/p>\n
DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung is known to have instructed all\nmayors to take action in eradicating sailfin catfish. Pramono even held\na special meeting with all mayors to discuss handling the sailfin\ncatfish.<\/p>\n
Pramono explained that sailfin catfish is an invasive species\noriginating from South America and has high resilience. Its presence is\ndeemed to damage the balance.<\/p>\n
On Friday (17\/4), all areas of Jakarta conducted canal cleanups from\nsailfin catfish. A total of 68,800 sailfin catfish weighing 6.9 tons\nwere captured to be destroyed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on the data collected, the total number of sailfin catfish\ncaptured reached 68,880 individuals with a weight of around 6.98 tons,\u201d\nsaid the Head of the DKI Food Security, Maritime, and Agriculture Office\n(Dinas KPKP), Hasudungan A Sidabalok, when asked for confirmation on\nFriday (17\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
He said the area with the largest catch was South Jakarta (Jaksel),\nnamely 63,600 individuals with a weight reaching 5.3 tons. The capture\nwas carried out in the Pintu Air Outlet Setu Babakan area, Srengseng\nSawah Village, Jagakarsa Subdistrict.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in East Jakarta (Jaktim), 4,128 fish weighing 825.5 kg\nwere recorded captured at 10 subdistrict points. In Central Jakarta\n(Jakpus), officers captured 536 individuals weighing 565 kg at seven\nsubdistrict points.<\/p>\n
For North Jakarta (Jakut), 545 fish weighing 271 kg were secured from\nthe connecting channel of RW 06, Kelapa Gading Barat Village, Kelapa\nGading Subdistrict.<\/p>\n
Whereas in West Jakarta, 71 fish weighing 17 kg were captured in Kali\nAnak TSI, Duri Kosambi Village, Cengkareng Subdistrict.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/condition-of-the-canal-in-front-of-plaza-indonesia-after-cleaning-from-sailfin-catfish-1776487844", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }