Fish Wriggling at Tomini Bay

Mon, April 11, 2016 / 03:54 pm

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A fishing village in Tanjung Kramat administrative village, Gorontalo city, which is included in the area of Tomini Bay. JP/Syamsul Huda M.Suhari
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A fisherman carries a catch from the boat to be sold at the Fish Landing Base in Gorontalo city. JP/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari
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Traders sell fish at the Fish Landing Base in Gorontalo City. In bad weather, many traders are forced to sell fish wholesale at prices ranging between Rp 50,000 and Rp 100,000 per basket. JP/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari
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Workers remove frozen fish to distribute to door-to-door retail suppliers. JP/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari
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Workers shovel ice onto fish. The fish selling base needs at least 50 blocks of ices a day to keep fish fresh. JP/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari
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Angling lovers fish in the afternoon. JP/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari
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A number of fishermen in Tanjung Kramat, Gorontalo city, sit back and relax in the afternoon before heading back out to fish in the evening. JP/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari

Tomini Bay is an area rich with marine life. The sea zone between the arms and neck of Sulawesi Island has long been a source of livelihood for the local people.

There are at least 819 species of fish and various types of coral throughout Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and Gorotalo. The potential number of fish that could be caught from the Tomini Bay to Seram sea is 595,630 tonnes per year.

During moderate weather, fishermen catch around five tonnes a day. The Tomini Bay is a hub of supply and distribution for the various types of fish demanded by people in the area. But unfortunately the industry in Blitung, North Sulawesi, continues to determine prices in such a way to keep the fishermen dependent on them.

The Jakarta Post/Syamsul Huda M. Suhari