Japanese aid for fish auction center

Japanese aid for fish auction center

SORONG, Irian Jaya: The fish auction center currently under
construction in Kaimana, Fak-Fak regency, Irian Jaya, is 90
percent completed, J. Becky Rahawarin, the project officer for
the center, said.

The Rp 2.2 billion (US$1 million) project is being carried out
under financial assistance from the Japanese government through
the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund.

The auction center, which is built on a one-hectare plot of
land, is meant to secure an adequate supply for a fish canning
plant in the area. It also is expected to increase the
productivity of local fishermen.

Antara news agency reported that Fak-Fak Regent, J.PM.
Matondang, expected this center to encourage fishermen, who live
in remote areas, to move to the coastal region near the center,
thereby enabling them to sell their fish catches easily.

The center is surrounded by eight buildings, including a
warehouse, an office and a workshop. (yns)