Vaccination of fish
would be gradually exercised, not just on plain water fish but also salt-water
fish. The vibrio vaccine which was normally used for plain water, could also be
applied on salt water fish in case of emergency
Vaccine for salt
water fish was needed as the price kept increasing. Some of the widely consumed
sea water fish which must be vaccinated were among other krapu, kakap and bawal
bintang. “Vaccination for salt water fish is necessary and it will be exercised
soon” the Director General of Fish Nursery [DJBP], Ministry of KKP Slamet
Soebiyakto, disclosed to Business News [9/7].
DJBP had sooner
proclaimed the Fish Vaccination Campaign [Gervikan] to cultivators in many
regions. The application of this vaccine was an effort to run industrialization
of fish cultivation. DJBP had launched 3 types in Bandung sometime ago.
“We are moving in
the direction of salt-water fish vaccination.” Slamet remarked.
Fish quality turned
better by vaccination. Various ideases including those og virus VNN, KHV, and
Vibrio could be epidemic, so the Three viruses were the target of Gervikan.
Plain water fish like lele eels, Gurame etc including Gervikan targets were
cultivated by the people. “If selling price rose high, but disease infected
after rearing it would disadvantage cultivation business. The main of Gervikan
was to minimize rearers’ lost level.
The epidemy originating
from VNN viruses once attacked Krapu fish. And there was the infection of
iridovirus, and Vibrio virus. The DJPB of KKP could concentrate on
troubleshooting three virus types which threaten any minute. But ideally, DJPB
added 2 more Vaccines “Five vaccines combined into one to fight the existing
disease. Virus was much relied on to minimize use of antibiotics.”
DJPB learned from
the experience of Norway in building fishery and cultivating industry. In the
1960’s fishery industry in Norway was not as advanced as that in Chile, South
America. At the time, Salmon cultivating technology in Norway was not as
advanced as now. Many Norwegian people learned fishery techniques from Chile.
One of the successful fishery application techniques in Norway was vaccination
of Salmon fish. “At that time there was fish disease problem in Norway, so they
stated to set up zoning, and the result was outstanding. Fish production in
Norway, especially Salmon, increased remarkably” Slamet said.
Vaccination had the
effect of reducing dangerous residue which was dangerous to the environment.
Vaccine, while preventing disease, could also increase fish production output
because the fish which had been vaccinated had their appetite increased. “In
principle, we are trying hard to step up fish vaccination. Excessive volume of
vaccine was not even dangerous” Slamet remarked.
In a different
location, the Directorate General of Fish Procession and Marketing [P2HP] saw
that fish consumption could step up a child’s intelligent level in his first
thousand day of life. [HPK]. Moreover, fish offer many benefits as food.
Firstly was easily available for consumers and even as industry, fish could be
cultivated on home industry basis in limited quantity. Secondly, fish had fine
fibres so they were easily digestible by children. Thirdly, fish contained rich
and complex nutrition essential to Man.
For example, fish
protein was easily digestible by the human body and could therefore contribute
to a child’s growth process. Besides, minerals like Calcium, and Omega 3 was
plentiful in fish and other marine products like oyster and shrimp where the
content was more than 100 mg/ 100 gram in the edible parts [BDD], way above
other food like beef [22mg/100 gram], chicken [19 gram/100 gram] and moreover pork
[0mg/100mg].” The Director General of P2HP Saut Hutagalung disclosed to
Business News [9/7].
Fish was high
protein and healthy food which could fulfill a child’s nutrition need over the
golden period, i.e. the first 1,000 days of his life. Fish was also good for
expectant mothers, over pregnancy period, and breast feeding period. Therefore
the love for Fish campaign was part of commitment by the Ministry of Maritime
and Fishery [KKP] aimed at betterment of nutrition in Indonesia.
“Publication of
fish consumption enhancement the structurized was through collaboration and
partnership with organizations by staging Fish for Ramadhan and Idul Fitri
Charity Bazaar 1434 H was expected to educate the people about consuming fish
and enable them to buy fish and thereby promote people’s fish consumption” Saut
concluded. (SS)
Business News - July 12,2013
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