Coordinating Minister AHY: Fishermen Affected by Giant Sea Wall Development to Be Relocated

The government has begun holding its inaugural meeting regarding the Giant Sea Wall project, or Giant Sea Wall, on the northern coast of Java (Pantura). On that occasion, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), stated that the government will relocate fishermen affected by the project. He assured that the relocation of fishermen is not intended to make them more miserable, but to improve their welfare. “This is certainly aimed at improving their welfare, not to evict without purpose, let alone make them more miserable,” said AHY at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries office in Central Jakarta, on Monday, 4 May 2026. He hopes that the Giant Sea Wall development can also increase the economic value for fishermen and open up new job opportunities for the community. “In fact, with this, we hope that the welfare of fishermen will improve even more, and their economic value will rise higher,” AHY stated. “And ultimately, more people, including our young people, will be absorbed into job opportunities outside the fishing profession,” he added. Furthermore, he said that the Giant Sea Wall project will be synchronised with the Red White Fishermen’s Village (KNMP) programme. AHY mentioned that the government will carry out land revitalisation in Pantura so that both can be integrated. “And finally, of course, we hope to attract investors because this will require a large budget,” he said. According to AHY, the cost of the project will not be sufficient if only using the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) and the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD).