Bogor to develop aquaculture center

Bogor to develop aquaculture center

BOGOR: The city of Bogor will develop an aquaculture center in
Rancamaya for ornamental fish breeding, Mayor Iswara Natanegara
said on Thursday.

The "Ornamental Fish Aquaculture Terminal" would be equipped
with an information center on ornamental fish and a breeding
center, Antara reported.

He said that the town had 28.8 hectares of fish ponds and had
become one of the major aquaculture centers of West Java.

The ponds, managed by 120 families, produced 1,611 tons of
fish a year with three suppliers and three importers.

The mayor also said that it was important to encourage the
people to consume fish because fish consumption in Bogor was only
12 grams per head, far below the ideal figure of 26.5 grams.--JP