Pramono to Personally Join Effort to Eradicate Sailfin Catfish in Jakarta Tomorrow

Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung has confirmed that he will personally join the action to clean the river ecosystem from the invasion of sailfin catfish across the entire capital region. Pramono emphasised that this cleaning agenda will not be concentrated in one location but will encompass all administrative areas in Jakarta simultaneously. “So the sailfin catfish cleaning will be carried out in five cities: Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, West Jakarta, East Jakarta, and North Jakarta,” Pramono stated at the DKI Jakarta City Hall in Central Jakarta on Thursday (16/4). Regarding the technical implementation in the field, Pramono said he is ready to go to any location according to the scheme prepared by the relevant bureaucratic apparatus. “As for myself, it depends on where the Head of the Bureau of Food Security, Maritime Affairs, and Agriculture wants to assign me,” Pramono said. “So far, I have followed the Head of the Bureau of Food Security, Maritime Affairs, and Agriculture; wherever I am assigned, I will go,” he added. A previous sailfin catfish capture operation was conducted in Kali Cideng, specifically in front of Plaza Indonesia, Menteng, Central Jakarta. The activity involved 100 combined personnel from the DKI Jakarta Food Security, Maritime Affairs, and Agriculture Service (KPKP) to the Central Jakarta Gulkarmat. In that operation, officers captured 41 large sailfin catfish that were deemed to disrupt the river ecosystem. Head of the DKI Jakarta KPKP Service Hasudungan A Sidabalok said the capture was part of efforts to suppress the spread of invasive species in Jakarta’s rivers. He added that similar steps had previously been taken in Kali Ciliwung.