Kamis, 28 Mei 2009

bagi penggemar BOLA - Barcelona (2) vs Manchester United (0)

ngopi dari sebuah situs multiply, -->

Akhirnya Mantan Punggawa Arsenal meraih Tropi Champion meski dengan Kostum Barca, sedikit terobati atas kekalahan Arsenal dari MU

link berikut adalah informasi video untuk gol... silahkan bagi para penggemar bola untuk menikmatinya 

http://sikathabis.multiply.com/video/item/565/barcelona_vs_MU_2-0_etoo_10_messi_70

 

bagi penggemar BOLA - Barcelona (2) vs Manchester United (0)

ngopi dari sebuah situs multiply, -->

Akhirnya Mantan Punggawa Arsenal meraih Tropi Champion meski dengan Kostum Barca, sedikit terobati atas kekalahan Arsenal dari MU

link berikut adalah informasi video untuk gol... silahkan bagi para penggemar bola untuk menikmatinya 

http://sikathabis.multiply.com/video/item/565/barcelona_vs_MU_2-0_etoo_10_messi_70

 

Rabu, 27 Mei 2009

The Culinary Riches of Kudus

source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/the-culinary-riches-of-kudus/277325

Tash Roslin

Pak Selamet preparing his famous sate Kerbau. (Photo: Tash Roslin, JG)

Pak Selamet preparing his famous sate Kerbau. (Photo: Tash Roslin, JG)

The Culinary Riches of Kudus

Pak Selamet

Pak Selamet's Sate Kerbau. (Photo: Tash Roslin, JG)

Most Indonesians know Kudus, a midsized town in Central Java, for its two native products: kretek (clove) cigarettes and the famous soto (soup) Kudus, which can be found throughout the country. This town, however, has a plethora of culinary traditions that are almost exclusively known only by residents. Lining Kudus’s streets, beside billboards and banners advertising kretek cigarettes, are ordinary eateries and food hawkers that preserve and practice these legacies of taste, which are largely unknown to outsiders.

Kudus is less than 50 kilometers east of Semarang, about an hour’s ride by bus. The town itself is not so large as to make exploring on foot impossible, but you can uncover its culinary secrets via other means as well, one of the most popular being the becak (three-wheeled rickshaw).

However, those with no Javanese language skills may have a hard, if not amusing time, trying to understand what the becak drivers have to say, as they all talk in a quaint Javanese patois and their command of Indonesian is often limited. That does not appear to stop them from talking once you are in your seat, however, almost as if they are trying to keep you occupied during the trip. This may well be a good thing if you are intent on learning the local vernacular to follow the tales of the town they weave. And with such a hot climate in Kudus, moving around by becak so that you can feel the air breezing past is really worthwhile.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, at least for the residents of Kudus. Morning is the time when the town’s variety of foods is at its greatest, so you would be best to wake up and start your gastronomic expedition early. That way you will also get the chance to enjoy a first breakfast before 8 a.m. and then a second one a couple of hours later.

Lentog , which is a combination of lontong (long rice cake) and slices of jackfruit in runny coconut milk sauce, is characteristic of Kudus and very popular for breakfast. Said to originate in the Tanjung area, this dish is now sold in several other locations as well, including near the Kudus Sports Hall (GOR Kudus).

Another good meal to start a day of feasting is opor ayam Sunggingan Pak Suroso, which is tender chicken and small slices of tofu in a coconut milk. The dish originated in a place called Sunggungan and can now be found now in the Ploso area.

A lot is already known about soto kudus, including how this soup incorporates elements of Chinese cooking (the use of fried garlic and koya powder as condiments) into the original Javanese-style soto. That said, soto kudus Bu Jatmi on Jalan Wahid Hasyim is considered a classic by the people of Kudus.

Typical soto eateries often offer a choice of chicken or buffalo , but Bu Jatmi only serves chicken.

But like in many other places, there are plenty of accompaniments for the soto and rice, like fried tofu and tempe, quail egg satay, perkedel kentang (potato pancake) and the all-time favorite rempeyek (Javanese crackers.)

The best foods in Kudus are sold out before noon, especially the town’s most beloved sate kerbo nusantara by Pak Min Jastro. Sate kerbo — buffalo meat on skewers served with peanut sauce, ketchup and sambal — is relatively easy to find, but this one, on Pertokoan Agus Salim, is legendary. Pak Min Jastro usually opens for business at eight in the morning and closes as early as 11, after serving throngs of starving customers. If you are late, you can find alternatives on Jalan Panjunan.

Among a line of aquarium fish sellers, you will see a large but inconspicuous banner: Sate Kerbau Pak Selamet. Wearing the satay vendors’ casual uniform — black peci (a rimless hat) and plain white top — Pak Selamet will tell you stories of his 30-something years in the satay business as he fans your order on the grill.

When it comes to lunch or dinner, a visit to Warung Sop Buntut Ibu Uky is a must. Open from noon until night, this eatery on Jalan Ahmad Yani serves a variety of dishes, from pecel kudus (fresh vegetables in peanut sauce) and soto kudus to the zesty pindang kerbo (buffalo meat in keluwak sauce) and its specialty, sop buntut kerbo (oxtail soup). The warung is owned and operated by Ibu Uky, who is an amiable woman who knows how to talk about food as well as how to cook it.

All of Ibu Uky’s dishes have something in common: her generosity with spices and garlic. One particular dish on the menu is a must: the garang asem ayam . Here, slivers of chicken, along with the small bones, young tomatoes, belimbing sayur and cuts of large chillies, are submerged in hot, spicy santan broth and wrapped in banana leaves. The fabulousness of this dish (and eating it in Kudus’s already sweltering temperature) may leave you drowning in your own sweat, but you can always ask for an extra portion of rice.

If you are familiar at all with Javanese cooking, you must have noticed by now that buffalo meat is often used as a substitute for beef. Buffalo meat is a bit leaner than beef, but also has a more meaty texture.

In Kudus, the tradition of eating buffalo that is said to have been around for more than half a millennium, born out of religious tolerance.

Legend has it that Sunan Kudus, one of nine prominent men who spread Islam around Java, prohibited the slaying of cows by Muslims during Idul Adha as a gesture of respect for Hindus. Before Sunan arrived, Kudus had been a center of Hinduism in Central Java, and to Hindus, cows are sacred.

In the evenings food hawkers become scarcer and scarcer in Kudus as the night deepens. As the streets empty out it is interesting to see the santris, young people who study at Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren , flood out into the streets on their bicycles. You may even wish to take this quiet opportunity to walk off a day of gastronomic discovery.

The Culinary Riches of Kudus

source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/the-culinary-riches-of-kudus/277325

Tash Roslin

Pak Selamet preparing his famous sate Kerbau. (Photo: Tash Roslin, JG)

Pak Selamet preparing his famous sate Kerbau. (Photo: Tash Roslin, JG)

The Culinary Riches of Kudus

Pak Selamet

Pak Selamet's Sate Kerbau. (Photo: Tash Roslin, JG)

Most Indonesians know Kudus, a midsized town in Central Java, for its two native products: kretek (clove) cigarettes and the famous soto (soup) Kudus, which can be found throughout the country. This town, however, has a plethora of culinary traditions that are almost exclusively known only by residents. Lining Kudus’s streets, beside billboards and banners advertising kretek cigarettes, are ordinary eateries and food hawkers that preserve and practice these legacies of taste, which are largely unknown to outsiders.

Kudus is less than 50 kilometers east of Semarang, about an hour’s ride by bus. The town itself is not so large as to make exploring on foot impossible, but you can uncover its culinary secrets via other means as well, one of the most popular being the becak (three-wheeled rickshaw).

However, those with no Javanese language skills may have a hard, if not amusing time, trying to understand what the becak drivers have to say, as they all talk in a quaint Javanese patois and their command of Indonesian is often limited. That does not appear to stop them from talking once you are in your seat, however, almost as if they are trying to keep you occupied during the trip. This may well be a good thing if you are intent on learning the local vernacular to follow the tales of the town they weave. And with such a hot climate in Kudus, moving around by becak so that you can feel the air breezing past is really worthwhile.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, at least for the residents of Kudus. Morning is the time when the town’s variety of foods is at its greatest, so you would be best to wake up and start your gastronomic expedition early. That way you will also get the chance to enjoy a first breakfast before 8 a.m. and then a second one a couple of hours later.

Lentog , which is a combination of lontong (long rice cake) and slices of jackfruit in runny coconut milk sauce, is characteristic of Kudus and very popular for breakfast. Said to originate in the Tanjung area, this dish is now sold in several other locations as well, including near the Kudus Sports Hall (GOR Kudus).

Another good meal to start a day of feasting is opor ayam Sunggingan Pak Suroso, which is tender chicken and small slices of tofu in a coconut milk. The dish originated in a place called Sunggungan and can now be found now in the Ploso area.

A lot is already known about soto kudus, including how this soup incorporates elements of Chinese cooking (the use of fried garlic and koya powder as condiments) into the original Javanese-style soto. That said, soto kudus Bu Jatmi on Jalan Wahid Hasyim is considered a classic by the people of Kudus.

Typical soto eateries often offer a choice of chicken or buffalo , but Bu Jatmi only serves chicken.

But like in many other places, there are plenty of accompaniments for the soto and rice, like fried tofu and tempe, quail egg satay, perkedel kentang (potato pancake) and the all-time favorite rempeyek (Javanese crackers.)

The best foods in Kudus are sold out before noon, especially the town’s most beloved sate kerbo nusantara by Pak Min Jastro. Sate kerbo — buffalo meat on skewers served with peanut sauce, ketchup and sambal — is relatively easy to find, but this one, on Pertokoan Agus Salim, is legendary. Pak Min Jastro usually opens for business at eight in the morning and closes as early as 11, after serving throngs of starving customers. If you are late, you can find alternatives on Jalan Panjunan.

Among a line of aquarium fish sellers, you will see a large but inconspicuous banner: Sate Kerbau Pak Selamet. Wearing the satay vendors’ casual uniform — black peci (a rimless hat) and plain white top — Pak Selamet will tell you stories of his 30-something years in the satay business as he fans your order on the grill.

When it comes to lunch or dinner, a visit to Warung Sop Buntut Ibu Uky is a must. Open from noon until night, this eatery on Jalan Ahmad Yani serves a variety of dishes, from pecel kudus (fresh vegetables in peanut sauce) and soto kudus to the zesty pindang kerbo (buffalo meat in keluwak sauce) and its specialty, sop buntut kerbo (oxtail soup). The warung is owned and operated by Ibu Uky, who is an amiable woman who knows how to talk about food as well as how to cook it.

All of Ibu Uky’s dishes have something in common: her generosity with spices and garlic. One particular dish on the menu is a must: the garang asem ayam . Here, slivers of chicken, along with the small bones, young tomatoes, belimbing sayur and cuts of large chillies, are submerged in hot, spicy santan broth and wrapped in banana leaves. The fabulousness of this dish (and eating it in Kudus’s already sweltering temperature) may leave you drowning in your own sweat, but you can always ask for an extra portion of rice.

If you are familiar at all with Javanese cooking, you must have noticed by now that buffalo meat is often used as a substitute for beef. Buffalo meat is a bit leaner than beef, but also has a more meaty texture.

In Kudus, the tradition of eating buffalo that is said to have been around for more than half a millennium, born out of religious tolerance.

Legend has it that Sunan Kudus, one of nine prominent men who spread Islam around Java, prohibited the slaying of cows by Muslims during Idul Adha as a gesture of respect for Hindus. Before Sunan arrived, Kudus had been a center of Hinduism in Central Java, and to Hindus, cows are sacred.

In the evenings food hawkers become scarcer and scarcer in Kudus as the night deepens. As the streets empty out it is interesting to see the santris, young people who study at Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren , flood out into the streets on their bicycles. You may even wish to take this quiet opportunity to walk off a day of gastronomic discovery.

Senin, 25 Mei 2009

Lamalera Tidak Masuk Kawasan Konservasi TNP Laut Sawu

Lamalera Tidak Masuk Kawasan Konservasi TNLS


sumber: http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2009/5/22/lamalera-tidak-masuk-kawasan-konservasi-tnls/

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah tidak memasukan perairan Lamalera dan Lamakera dalam kawasan konservasi Taman Nasional Laut Sawu.

Kepala Pusat Data Statistik dan Informasi (Pusdatin) Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP), Soen`an Hadi Poernomo, di Jakarta, Kamis, mengatakan telah ada kesepakatan dengan Forum Masyarakat Peduli Tradisi Penangkapan Ikan Paus Lamalera bahwa perairan itu tidak masuk dalam kawasan konservasi.

"Kesepakatan dilakukan dengan perkumpulan masyarakat Lamalera yang ada di Jakarta, untuk tidak memasukkan perairan Lamalera dan Lamakera," katanya.

Pertimbangan untuk tidak memasukan Lamalera dan Lamakera dilakukan setelah menerima telaah Tim Kajian, serta rekomendasi Gubernur Nusa Tenggara Timur, ujar dia. Sehingga akhirnya batas Taman Nasional Laut Sawu tersebut ditetapkan tanpa menyentuh kedua perairan tersebut.

Dengan pola penetapan kawasan konservasi melalui zonasi perikanan berkelanjutan dan wisata bahari, ungkap Soen`an, dapat dicapai tujuan pembentukan kawasan konservasi yang sekaligus melindungi kekayaan hayati.

Menurut dia, selain guna menjaga sumber daya perairan untuk generasi mendatang, juga untuk memanfaatkan sumber daya ekonomi secara berkelanjutan, terutama untuk kepentingan masyarakat tradisional setempat.

Sementara itu, menurut juru bicara Forum Masyarakat Peduli Tradisi Penangkapan Ikan Paus Lamalera, Bona Beding, luas perairan yang tidak jadi ditetapkan sebagai Taman Nasional Laut Sawu mencapai lebih dari 500 ribu hektar.

Ia menghargai bahwa pihak DKP tidak memasukan Lamalera dan Lamakera dalam peluncuran Taman Nasional Laut Sawu pada rangkaian kegiatan Konferensi Kelautan Dunia (WOC) di Manado, Sulawesi Utara.

Luas Taman Nasional Laut Sawu yang sebelumnya akan diresmikan mencapai lebih dari empat juta hektar, namun berkurang menjadi 3,5 juta hektar setelah adanya kesepakatan.

Dalam Notulen Pertemuan antara DKP dengan Forum Masyarakat Peduli Tradisi Penangkapan Ikan Paus Lamalera tanggal 21 April 2009 telah disepakati tiga hal.

Kesepakatan pertama yakni telah ada persamaan persepsi dan pemahaman bahwa konservasi sumber daya ikan mencakup upaya perlindungan, pelestarian, dan pemanfaatan berkelanjutan sumber daya ikan.

Pada kesepakatan pertama tersebut disepakati bahwa konservasi bukan hanya larangan, tetapi mencakup aspek pemanfaatan berkelanjutan bagi kesejahteraan masyarakat.

Kesepakatan kedua yakni agar zona II berupa wilayah perairan laut Lembata dan sekitarnya dikeluarkan pada pencadangan dari Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional (KKPN) Laut Sawu.

Dan kesepakatan ketiga, KKPN Laut Sawu tidak memasukan wilayah perairan laut Lembata dan sekitarnya, dan hanya memasukan perairan Selat Sumba dan sekitarnya serta wilayah perairan Pulau Sabu, Rote, Timor, Batek, dan sekitarnya, dengan luas 3,5 juta hektar saja.(*)

COPYRIGHT © 2009

Lamalera Tidak Masuk Kawasan Konservasi TNP Laut Sawu

Lamalera Tidak Masuk Kawasan Konservasi TNLS


sumber: http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2009/5/22/lamalera-tidak-masuk-kawasan-konservasi-tnls/

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pemerintah tidak memasukan perairan Lamalera dan Lamakera dalam kawasan konservasi Taman Nasional Laut Sawu.

Kepala Pusat Data Statistik dan Informasi (Pusdatin) Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP), Soen`an Hadi Poernomo, di Jakarta, Kamis, mengatakan telah ada kesepakatan dengan Forum Masyarakat Peduli Tradisi Penangkapan Ikan Paus Lamalera bahwa perairan itu tidak masuk dalam kawasan konservasi.

"Kesepakatan dilakukan dengan perkumpulan masyarakat Lamalera yang ada di Jakarta, untuk tidak memasukkan perairan Lamalera dan Lamakera," katanya.

Pertimbangan untuk tidak memasukan Lamalera dan Lamakera dilakukan setelah menerima telaah Tim Kajian, serta rekomendasi Gubernur Nusa Tenggara Timur, ujar dia. Sehingga akhirnya batas Taman Nasional Laut Sawu tersebut ditetapkan tanpa menyentuh kedua perairan tersebut.

Dengan pola penetapan kawasan konservasi melalui zonasi perikanan berkelanjutan dan wisata bahari, ungkap Soen`an, dapat dicapai tujuan pembentukan kawasan konservasi yang sekaligus melindungi kekayaan hayati.

Menurut dia, selain guna menjaga sumber daya perairan untuk generasi mendatang, juga untuk memanfaatkan sumber daya ekonomi secara berkelanjutan, terutama untuk kepentingan masyarakat tradisional setempat.

Sementara itu, menurut juru bicara Forum Masyarakat Peduli Tradisi Penangkapan Ikan Paus Lamalera, Bona Beding, luas perairan yang tidak jadi ditetapkan sebagai Taman Nasional Laut Sawu mencapai lebih dari 500 ribu hektar.

Ia menghargai bahwa pihak DKP tidak memasukan Lamalera dan Lamakera dalam peluncuran Taman Nasional Laut Sawu pada rangkaian kegiatan Konferensi Kelautan Dunia (WOC) di Manado, Sulawesi Utara.

Luas Taman Nasional Laut Sawu yang sebelumnya akan diresmikan mencapai lebih dari empat juta hektar, namun berkurang menjadi 3,5 juta hektar setelah adanya kesepakatan.

Dalam Notulen Pertemuan antara DKP dengan Forum Masyarakat Peduli Tradisi Penangkapan Ikan Paus Lamalera tanggal 21 April 2009 telah disepakati tiga hal.

Kesepakatan pertama yakni telah ada persamaan persepsi dan pemahaman bahwa konservasi sumber daya ikan mencakup upaya perlindungan, pelestarian, dan pemanfaatan berkelanjutan sumber daya ikan.

Pada kesepakatan pertama tersebut disepakati bahwa konservasi bukan hanya larangan, tetapi mencakup aspek pemanfaatan berkelanjutan bagi kesejahteraan masyarakat.

Kesepakatan kedua yakni agar zona II berupa wilayah perairan laut Lembata dan sekitarnya dikeluarkan pada pencadangan dari Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional (KKPN) Laut Sawu.

Dan kesepakatan ketiga, KKPN Laut Sawu tidak memasukan wilayah perairan laut Lembata dan sekitarnya, dan hanya memasukan perairan Selat Sumba dan sekitarnya serta wilayah perairan Pulau Sabu, Rote, Timor, Batek, dan sekitarnya, dengan luas 3,5 juta hektar saja.(*)

COPYRIGHT © 2009

Jumat, 22 Mei 2009

Kawasan Konservasi Ada di 33 Kabupaten/Kota

Kawasan Konservasi Ada di 33 Kabupaten/Kota
Jumat, 22 Mei 2009 10:04 WIB     
JAKARTA--MI: Sebanyak 33 kabupaten/kota telah mendeklarasikan sebagian wilayah perairannya sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Laut Daerah (KKLD).

"Dengan diresmikannya Taman Nasional Perairan Laut Sawu maka KKLD sudah mencapai 13,4 juta hektare," kata Kepala Pusat Data Statistik dan Informasi (Pusdatin) Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP) Soen'an Hadi Poernomo di Jakarta, Kamis (21/5).

Ia menambahkan, peresmian beberapa kawasan konservasi merupakan realisasi dari tindak lanjut program nasional tentang pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan (KKP)seluas 10 juta hektare pada 2010, dan 20 juta hektare pada 2020.

Terkait dengan ungkapan bahwa penetapan KKP tidak mengakomodasi kepentingan nelayan, ia mengatakan, hal tersebut tidak benar.

Ia mengatakan, pengaturan konservasi laut dilakukan secara partisipatif, sehingga menghindari konflik dengan masyarakat tradisional di sekitarnya.

Menurut ia, tiga hal terkait pengelolaan KKP Laut sangat terkait dengan Pemerintah Daerah. Karena itu penetapannya mengikuti pertimbangan yang utuh mengenai pengembangan lingkungan, dan sekaligus mempertimbangkan secara signifikan aspek sosial dan ekonomi masyarakat sekitar.

Ia mencontohkan bagaimana pemerintah secara hati-hati menetapkan Taman Nasional Laut Sawu menjadi kawasan konservasi.

Kajian dan sosialisasi rencana penetapan kawasan tersebut sebagai Taman Nasional Laut telah dilakukan sejak lima tahun yang lalu.

Sementara itu, Direktur Konservasi dan Taman Laut Nasional DKP, Agus Darmawan menjelaskan, konservasi Sumber Daya Ikan (SDI) memiliki tiga aspek penting, yakni perlindungan, pelestarian, dan pemanfaatan SDI secara berkelanjutan.

Ketiga aspek tersebut saling terintegrasi dan saling berkaitan. Di satu sisi melindungi biota yang terancam punah, di lain hal merupakan langkah positif untuk menjaga kelestarian sumber daya perairan yang semakin menipis, dan sekaligus juga mendukung untuk mensejahterakan masyarakat di sekitarnya.

Selain itu, ia mengatakan, pengelolaan kawasan konservasi perairan laut dikembangkan dengan sistem zonasi, dimana peruntukannya berguna untuk mengakomodasikan kepentingan atau mata pencaharian nelayan setempat.

Kondisi tersebut sesuai dengan PP Nomor 60 Tahun 2007, dimana disebutkan pembagian ruang pengelolaan sesuai dengan peruntukan kawasan, dimana salah satu zona dapat dikembangkan didalam Kawasan Konservasi Perairan (KKP) laut berupa zona perikanan berkelanjutan. (Ant/OL-01)
 

Kawasan Konservasi Ada di 33 Kabupaten/Kota

Kawasan Konservasi Ada di 33 Kabupaten/Kota
Jumat, 22 Mei 2009 10:04 WIB     
JAKARTA--MI: Sebanyak 33 kabupaten/kota telah mendeklarasikan sebagian wilayah perairannya sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Laut Daerah (KKLD).

"Dengan diresmikannya Taman Nasional Perairan Laut Sawu maka KKLD sudah mencapai 13,4 juta hektare," kata Kepala Pusat Data Statistik dan Informasi (Pusdatin) Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP) Soen'an Hadi Poernomo di Jakarta, Kamis (21/5).

Ia menambahkan, peresmian beberapa kawasan konservasi merupakan realisasi dari tindak lanjut program nasional tentang pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan (KKP)seluas 10 juta hektare pada 2010, dan 20 juta hektare pada 2020.

Terkait dengan ungkapan bahwa penetapan KKP tidak mengakomodasi kepentingan nelayan, ia mengatakan, hal tersebut tidak benar.

Ia mengatakan, pengaturan konservasi laut dilakukan secara partisipatif, sehingga menghindari konflik dengan masyarakat tradisional di sekitarnya.

Menurut ia, tiga hal terkait pengelolaan KKP Laut sangat terkait dengan Pemerintah Daerah. Karena itu penetapannya mengikuti pertimbangan yang utuh mengenai pengembangan lingkungan, dan sekaligus mempertimbangkan secara signifikan aspek sosial dan ekonomi masyarakat sekitar.

Ia mencontohkan bagaimana pemerintah secara hati-hati menetapkan Taman Nasional Laut Sawu menjadi kawasan konservasi.

Kajian dan sosialisasi rencana penetapan kawasan tersebut sebagai Taman Nasional Laut telah dilakukan sejak lima tahun yang lalu.

Sementara itu, Direktur Konservasi dan Taman Laut Nasional DKP, Agus Darmawan menjelaskan, konservasi Sumber Daya Ikan (SDI) memiliki tiga aspek penting, yakni perlindungan, pelestarian, dan pemanfaatan SDI secara berkelanjutan.

Ketiga aspek tersebut saling terintegrasi dan saling berkaitan. Di satu sisi melindungi biota yang terancam punah, di lain hal merupakan langkah positif untuk menjaga kelestarian sumber daya perairan yang semakin menipis, dan sekaligus juga mendukung untuk mensejahterakan masyarakat di sekitarnya.

Selain itu, ia mengatakan, pengelolaan kawasan konservasi perairan laut dikembangkan dengan sistem zonasi, dimana peruntukannya berguna untuk mengakomodasikan kepentingan atau mata pencaharian nelayan setempat.

Kondisi tersebut sesuai dengan PP Nomor 60 Tahun 2007, dimana disebutkan pembagian ruang pengelolaan sesuai dengan peruntukan kawasan, dimana salah satu zona dapat dikembangkan didalam Kawasan Konservasi Perairan (KKP) laut berupa zona perikanan berkelanjutan. (Ant/OL-01)
 

Keputusan Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Nomor: KEP.38/Men/2009 tentang Pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional laut Sawu dan Sekitarnya di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur

Keputusan Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Nomor: KEP.38/Men/2009 tentang Pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional laut Sawu dan Sekitarnya di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur, selengkapnya sebagaimana TERLAMPIR

kawasan konservasi perairan nasional (KKPN) laut sawu dan sekitarnya di cadangkan sebagai TAMAN NASIONAL PERAIRAN.

Keputusan Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Nomor: KEP.38/Men/2009 tentang Pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional laut Sawu dan Sekitarnya di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur

Keputusan Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Nomor: KEP.38/Men/2009 tentang Pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional laut Sawu dan Sekitarnya di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur, selengkapnya sebagaimana TERLAMPIR

kawasan konservasi perairan nasional (KKPN) laut sawu dan sekitarnya di cadangkan sebagai TAMAN NASIONAL PERAIRAN.

Senin, 18 Mei 2009

Savu Sea still faces tough challenges ahead

Savu Sea still faces tough challenges ahead

source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/14/savu-sea-still-faces-tough-challenges-ahead.html?t=1242618563

Indah Setiawati ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Manado   |  Thu, 05/14/2009 9:29 AM  |  World Ocean Conference

A token of appreciation: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi (left) presents an award to Makmur H.A.P.K., the regent of Berau, East Kalimantan, for his achievements in promoting a marine conservation program in the regency, on the sidelines of the World Ocean Conference in Manado on Wednesday. Also in the picture are (from second left) Marcus Wanma, the regent of Raja Ampat in West Papua, Hugua, the regent of Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, and Hasan Achmad, the regent of Kaimana in West Papua. The regents attended the conference to witness the inauguration of the Savu Sea Marine National Park. JP/Arief SuhardimanA token of appreciation: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi (left) presents an award to Makmur H.A.P.K., the regent of Berau, East Kalimantan, for his achievements in promoting a marine conservation program in the regency, on the sidelines of the World Ocean Conference in Manado on Wednesday. Also in the picture are (from second left) Marcus Wanma, the regent of Raja Ampat in West Papua, Hugua, the regent of Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, and Hasan Achmad, the regent of Kaimana in West Papua. The regents attended the conference to witness the inauguration of the Savu Sea Marine National Park. JP/Arief Suhardiman

The declaration of the Savu Sea, located in East Nusa Tenggara, as a marine protected area (MPA) has yet to be followed up with sufficient facilities to increase the monitoring of illegal and destructive fishing in the area.

East Nusa Tenggara Governor Frans Lebu Raya said the main obstacle to providing proper boats for patrolling the 3.5-million-hectare body of water was a limited budget.

“The Savu Sea is vast. We usually cooperate with the Water Police and the Navy to monitor the area once a month or once every three months,” he told The Jakarta Post after the launching of the Savu Sea Marine National Park, at the Sintesa Peninsula Hotel here Wednesday.

The event was also attended by regents from East Nusa Tenggara and singers Andre Hehanusa and Dewi Gita.

Frans said the province had received a patrol boat from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, but it was not suitable for use in the open sea.

Another challenge, he went on, would be to attract investors to develop downstream fisheries businesses, such as canning factories, that would create job opportunities and raise the income of coastal residents.

He added his administration was developing seaweed farming to raise fishermen’s capacity building and win them over to the idea of the MPA.

Hirmen Syofyanto, the Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Savu Sea project leader, concurred there was lack of funding to monitor the area, said to be the largest MPA in the coral triangle bounded by Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Indonesia.
The Savu Sea is estimated to be home to at least 500 species of coral and more than 300 fish species, as well as to the blue whale, sperm whale and four of the existing seven species of sea turtles.

“Illegal and destructive fishing practices are still widespread in the Savu Sea. The fishermen, both foreign and local, use bombs and cyanide,” Hirmen said, adding the current level of monitoring was very low.

He said TNC, one of several NGOs involved in the Savu Sea project, only joined the project last December, and was still at the preparatory stage, including on structural management and the establishing of a valid database of the biophysics of the sea and the local economy of residents.

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi said the launching of the Savu Sea Marine National Park represented the implementation of Indonesia’s MPA National Plan of Action within the framework of the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security.

“We’re taking action now to safeguard our fish stocks, our coral reefs, our rich marine life and coastal resources,” he said in his opening speech, adding the government would focus on efforts to ensure the MPAs were managed well in the years to come.

He said by establishing the Savu Sea as an MPA, the country’s target to reach 10 million hectares of area by 2010 had been met and surpassed.

Savu Sea Facts

• Located in the coral triangle
• Consists of 3.5 million hectares of waters encompassing two marine areas
• Covers 151 coastal villages in 10 regencies
• Directly affects 25,625 households
• Confirmed natural habitat for 14 species of cetaceans
• Home to hawksbill turtles, green turtles, leatherback turtles and Olive Ridley turtles

Savu Sea still faces tough challenges ahead

Savu Sea still faces tough challenges ahead

source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/14/savu-sea-still-faces-tough-challenges-ahead.html?t=1242618563

Indah Setiawati ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Manado   |  Thu, 05/14/2009 9:29 AM  |  World Ocean Conference

A token of appreciation: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi (left) presents an award to Makmur H.A.P.K., the regent of Berau, East Kalimantan, for his achievements in promoting a marine conservation program in the regency, on the sidelines of the World Ocean Conference in Manado on Wednesday. Also in the picture are (from second left) Marcus Wanma, the regent of Raja Ampat in West Papua, Hugua, the regent of Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, and Hasan Achmad, the regent of Kaimana in West Papua. The regents attended the conference to witness the inauguration of the Savu Sea Marine National Park. JP/Arief SuhardimanA token of appreciation: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi (left) presents an award to Makmur H.A.P.K., the regent of Berau, East Kalimantan, for his achievements in promoting a marine conservation program in the regency, on the sidelines of the World Ocean Conference in Manado on Wednesday. Also in the picture are (from second left) Marcus Wanma, the regent of Raja Ampat in West Papua, Hugua, the regent of Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, and Hasan Achmad, the regent of Kaimana in West Papua. The regents attended the conference to witness the inauguration of the Savu Sea Marine National Park. JP/Arief Suhardiman

The declaration of the Savu Sea, located in East Nusa Tenggara, as a marine protected area (MPA) has yet to be followed up with sufficient facilities to increase the monitoring of illegal and destructive fishing in the area.

East Nusa Tenggara Governor Frans Lebu Raya said the main obstacle to providing proper boats for patrolling the 3.5-million-hectare body of water was a limited budget.

“The Savu Sea is vast. We usually cooperate with the Water Police and the Navy to monitor the area once a month or once every three months,” he told The Jakarta Post after the launching of the Savu Sea Marine National Park, at the Sintesa Peninsula Hotel here Wednesday.

The event was also attended by regents from East Nusa Tenggara and singers Andre Hehanusa and Dewi Gita.

Frans said the province had received a patrol boat from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, but it was not suitable for use in the open sea.

Another challenge, he went on, would be to attract investors to develop downstream fisheries businesses, such as canning factories, that would create job opportunities and raise the income of coastal residents.

He added his administration was developing seaweed farming to raise fishermen’s capacity building and win them over to the idea of the MPA.

Hirmen Syofyanto, the Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Savu Sea project leader, concurred there was lack of funding to monitor the area, said to be the largest MPA in the coral triangle bounded by Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Indonesia.
The Savu Sea is estimated to be home to at least 500 species of coral and more than 300 fish species, as well as to the blue whale, sperm whale and four of the existing seven species of sea turtles.

“Illegal and destructive fishing practices are still widespread in the Savu Sea. The fishermen, both foreign and local, use bombs and cyanide,” Hirmen said, adding the current level of monitoring was very low.

He said TNC, one of several NGOs involved in the Savu Sea project, only joined the project last December, and was still at the preparatory stage, including on structural management and the establishing of a valid database of the biophysics of the sea and the local economy of residents.

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi said the launching of the Savu Sea Marine National Park represented the implementation of Indonesia’s MPA National Plan of Action within the framework of the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security.

“We’re taking action now to safeguard our fish stocks, our coral reefs, our rich marine life and coastal resources,” he said in his opening speech, adding the government would focus on efforts to ensure the MPAs were managed well in the years to come.

He said by establishing the Savu Sea as an MPA, the country’s target to reach 10 million hectares of area by 2010 had been met and surpassed.

Savu Sea Facts

• Located in the coral triangle
• Consists of 3.5 million hectares of waters encompassing two marine areas
• Covers 151 coastal villages in 10 regencies
• Directly affects 25,625 households
• Confirmed natural habitat for 14 species of cetaceans
• Home to hawksbill turtles, green turtles, leatherback turtles and Olive Ridley turtles

Sabtu, 16 Mei 2009

Coral Triangle Initiative Leader's Declaration

source: http://www.woc2009.org/Leaders_declaration.pdf

Manado, N Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Six heads of state/government participating in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit signed a declaration here on Friday approving the CTI.

The six heads of state/government signing the declaration were Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Timor Leste President Ramos Horta, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

In his speech President Yudhoyono said he welcomed the declaration as an ambitious government-level action plan to preserve marine resources.

He said the aim of the CTI Summit was opening up a brighter future for the next generation in the region.

He said 17 years ago when the East Summit was first held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, world leaders did not sign any deal for the preservation of oceans which cover 72 percent of the earth.

"That is why we are gathering here now to prevent the destruction of the riches and safeguard them for the next generation," he said.

President Yudhoyono considered preserving ocean riches a moral obligation for future generation.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua meanwhile said on the occasion that with the signing of the declaration the CTI was not longer an idea and a concept but a real action.

Philippine President Arroyo said the declaration confirmed the committment of the six countries to protect the sea and find harmonious relationship between life and the environment.

President Ramos Horta underlined the importance of the commitment with regard to protecting the sea from illegal fishing and climate change.
Prime Minister Somare said the CTI declaration was a positive solution to prevent natural degradation in the region.

Malaysian Prime Minister Razak meanwhile considered the declaration a political commitment for marine preservation.

Under the cooperation the six countries located on the 5.7 million square kilometers area agreed to coordinate protection of marine resources.

With its width only two percent of the world`s ocean, the Coral Triangle is home to 76 percent of the world`s known coral species.

The region is full of various fish species because of its coral diversity.
More than 120 million people directly depend their livelihood on the riches of the sea in the region.

The invaluable resources however are now under threat due to climate change, overfishing, illegal fishing, unsustainable coastal development and pollution.

All of them have caused a fish supply decline and destruction of mangrove forests in a large scale and degradation of coral system.
The six countries had answered the challenges by agreeing to develop an action plan to implement the initiative.

In the next few years to come the countries would cooperate with their partners to implement the strategy in sea conservation, sustainable marine resource management, protection of endangered species and adapting to climate change.
(*)
 

Coral Triangle Initiative Leader's Declaration

source: http://www.woc2009.org/Leaders_declaration.pdf

Manado, N Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Six heads of state/government participating in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit signed a declaration here on Friday approving the CTI.

The six heads of state/government signing the declaration were Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Timor Leste President Ramos Horta, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

In his speech President Yudhoyono said he welcomed the declaration as an ambitious government-level action plan to preserve marine resources.

He said the aim of the CTI Summit was opening up a brighter future for the next generation in the region.

He said 17 years ago when the East Summit was first held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, world leaders did not sign any deal for the preservation of oceans which cover 72 percent of the earth.

"That is why we are gathering here now to prevent the destruction of the riches and safeguard them for the next generation," he said.

President Yudhoyono considered preserving ocean riches a moral obligation for future generation.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Derek Sikua meanwhile said on the occasion that with the signing of the declaration the CTI was not longer an idea and a concept but a real action.

Philippine President Arroyo said the declaration confirmed the committment of the six countries to protect the sea and find harmonious relationship between life and the environment.

President Ramos Horta underlined the importance of the commitment with regard to protecting the sea from illegal fishing and climate change.
Prime Minister Somare said the CTI declaration was a positive solution to prevent natural degradation in the region.

Malaysian Prime Minister Razak meanwhile considered the declaration a political commitment for marine preservation.

Under the cooperation the six countries located on the 5.7 million square kilometers area agreed to coordinate protection of marine resources.

With its width only two percent of the world`s ocean, the Coral Triangle is home to 76 percent of the world`s known coral species.

The region is full of various fish species because of its coral diversity.
More than 120 million people directly depend their livelihood on the riches of the sea in the region.

The invaluable resources however are now under threat due to climate change, overfishing, illegal fishing, unsustainable coastal development and pollution.

All of them have caused a fish supply decline and destruction of mangrove forests in a large scale and degradation of coral system.
The six countries had answered the challenges by agreeing to develop an action plan to implement the initiative.

In the next few years to come the countries would cooperate with their partners to implement the strategy in sea conservation, sustainable marine resource management, protection of endangered species and adapting to climate change.
(*)
 

Kamis, 14 Mei 2009

Pentapodus numberii, spesies ikan baru di kawasan segitiga karang

peluncuran spesies ikan baru Pentapodus numberii dilaksanakan pada acara CTI ministerial Dinner, Swissbell Hotel, 13 Mei 2009. Pada acara ini, Mark Erdman sebagai penemu spesies ikan tersebut memberikan presentasi kronologis penemuan spesies tersebut dan mengapa ikan tersebut dianugerahkan nama numberii.

 

Megabiodiversity kawasan segitiga terumbu karang (coral triangle)  yang mencapai 5,7 juta km2,  yang secara ilmiah  meliput seluruh atau sebagian dari zona ekonomi eksklusif 6 (enam) negara: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philipines, Solomon Islands dan Timor Leste, ternyata masih menyimpan sumberdaya hayati dan laut  yang belum terkuak. Kesepakatan para ilmuwan menyatakan bahwa kawasan  yang hanya memiliki luas 1,6 % dari seluruh lautan di bumi, ternyata merepresentasikan kelimpahan  dari 76% spesies karang  yang dikenal, 37% spesies ikan karang dan 53% karang dunia, hutan mangrove terbesar di dunia serta sebagai wilayah migrasi pemijahan dan berkembangbiaknya ikan tuna.

         

          Penemuan ikan  baru yang masuk spesies Pentapodus di perairan Teluk Triton, Provinsi Papua Barat, menunjukkan bahwa masih banyak spesies ikan yang belum terdeskripsi secara ilmiah. Spesies baru pentapodus tersebut, pertama kali ditemukan oleh  Dr. Mark Erdmann dan Dr. Gery Allen pada bulan April 2006 dalam ekspedisi biologi kelautan di wilayah Papua Barat. Spesies ikan ini ditemukan  dan di potret pada kedalaman 12 (dua belas) meter, namun spesimennya baru dapat dikoleksi setahun kemudian oleh Dr. Gerry Allen di  bagian barat laut wilayah perairan Batanta Kepulauan Raja Ampat, dan kemudian dideskripsikan secara ilmiah.

 

          Kemudian, pada bulan April 2008, diambil lagi 3 (tiga) spesimen ikan dari  perairan Halmahera bagian timur. Keberadaan ikan ini juga teramati di perairan Misool, Kepulauan Raja Ampat. Erdmann dan Allen kemudian memberi nama Ikan tersebut Pentapodus numberii sebagai wujud penghargaan dan pengakuan kepada Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan atas  komitmennya dalam pengelolaan sumberdaya pesisir dan laut di Indonesia secara berkelanjutan.

 

          Pentapodus numberii, merupakan ikan konsumsi yang bentuknya indah seperti ikan hias. Keberadaan spesies baru ini bisa menjadi awal pengungkapan secara ilmiah  sumberdaya hayati lain  di kawasan segitiga terumbu karang. Dengan diselenggarakannya Coral Triangle Initiative Summit  (CTI Summit 2009), diharapkan komitmen politis para pemimpin di dunia yang dituangkan dalam Leaders Declaration dapat menjamin pengelolaan sumberdaya pesisir dan laut secara berkelanjutan bagi 120 juta masyarakat pesisir di kawasan ini dan juga bagi generasi mendatang.

 

Pentapodus numberii, spesies ikan baru di kawasan segitiga karang

peluncuran spesies ikan baru Pentapodus numberii dilaksanakan pada acara CTI ministerial Dinner, Swissbell Hotel, 13 Mei 2009. Pada acara ini, Mark Erdman sebagai penemu spesies ikan tersebut memberikan presentasi kronologis penemuan spesies tersebut dan mengapa ikan tersebut dianugerahkan nama numberii.

 

Megabiodiversity kawasan segitiga terumbu karang (coral triangle)  yang mencapai 5,7 juta km2,  yang secara ilmiah  meliput seluruh atau sebagian dari zona ekonomi eksklusif 6 (enam) negara: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philipines, Solomon Islands dan Timor Leste, ternyata masih menyimpan sumberdaya hayati dan laut  yang belum terkuak. Kesepakatan para ilmuwan menyatakan bahwa kawasan  yang hanya memiliki luas 1,6 % dari seluruh lautan di bumi, ternyata merepresentasikan kelimpahan  dari 76% spesies karang  yang dikenal, 37% spesies ikan karang dan 53% karang dunia, hutan mangrove terbesar di dunia serta sebagai wilayah migrasi pemijahan dan berkembangbiaknya ikan tuna.

         

          Penemuan ikan  baru yang masuk spesies Pentapodus di perairan Teluk Triton, Provinsi Papua Barat, menunjukkan bahwa masih banyak spesies ikan yang belum terdeskripsi secara ilmiah. Spesies baru pentapodus tersebut, pertama kali ditemukan oleh  Dr. Mark Erdmann dan Dr. Gery Allen pada bulan April 2006 dalam ekspedisi biologi kelautan di wilayah Papua Barat. Spesies ikan ini ditemukan  dan di potret pada kedalaman 12 (dua belas) meter, namun spesimennya baru dapat dikoleksi setahun kemudian oleh Dr. Gerry Allen di  bagian barat laut wilayah perairan Batanta Kepulauan Raja Ampat, dan kemudian dideskripsikan secara ilmiah.

 

          Kemudian, pada bulan April 2008, diambil lagi 3 (tiga) spesimen ikan dari  perairan Halmahera bagian timur. Keberadaan ikan ini juga teramati di perairan Misool, Kepulauan Raja Ampat. Erdmann dan Allen kemudian memberi nama Ikan tersebut Pentapodus numberii sebagai wujud penghargaan dan pengakuan kepada Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan atas  komitmennya dalam pengelolaan sumberdaya pesisir dan laut di Indonesia secara berkelanjutan.

 

          Pentapodus numberii, merupakan ikan konsumsi yang bentuknya indah seperti ikan hias. Keberadaan spesies baru ini bisa menjadi awal pengungkapan secara ilmiah  sumberdaya hayati lain  di kawasan segitiga terumbu karang. Dengan diselenggarakannya Coral Triangle Initiative Summit  (CTI Summit 2009), diharapkan komitmen politis para pemimpin di dunia yang dituangkan dalam Leaders Declaration dapat menjamin pengelolaan sumberdaya pesisir dan laut secara berkelanjutan bagi 120 juta masyarakat pesisir di kawasan ini dan juga bagi generasi mendatang.

 

Laut Sawu Jadi Kawasan Konservasi Nasional

By Republika Newsroom
Rabu, 13 Mei 2009 pukul 11:19:00

sumber: http://www.republika.co.id/berita/50040/Laut_Sawu_Jadi_Kawasan_Konservasi_Nasional

MANADO -- Enam menteri Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu (KIB), delapan gubernur dan delapan bupati dijadwalkan meresmikan Perairan Laut Sawu sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional (KKPN) dari Pemerintah Daerah Nusa Tenggara Timur. Peresmian ini dilakukan disela-sela pelaksanaan World Ocean Conference (WOC) 11-15 Mei 2009 di Hotel Sintesa Penisula, Manado, Sulut, Rabu (13/5).

Keenam menteri tersebut adalah Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP), Freddy Numberi; Menteri Dalam Negeri, Mardiyanto; Menteri Luar Negeri, Hasan Wirajuda; Menteri Perhubungan, Usman Syafii Djamal; Menteri Pariwisata, Jero Wacik; dan Menteri Informasi dan Komunikasi, Muhammad Nuh.

''Peresmian kawasan konservasi ini merupakan realisasi dari tindak lanjut program nasional tentang pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan seluas 10 juta Hektar pada tahun 2010 yang telah disampaikan Presiden RI pada Konferensi Intenasional “Convention on Biological Biodifast” di Brasil pada Maret 2006,'' ujar Menteri DKP, Freddy Numberi, di Manado, Sulut, Rabu (13/5).

Peresmian kawasan konservasi tersebut, tambah Freddy, juga sejalan dengan program pemda setempat tentang Gerakan Masuk Laut (GEMALA), serta program Pemda tahun 2008-2013. Dengan diresmikannya Laut Sawu sebagai kawasan konservasi, maka secara otomatis target program 10 juta hektar pada tahun 2010 telah terlampaui.

Kawasan konservasi ini memiliki luas sekitar 3,5 juta ha atau 3.521.130,01 hektar yang meliputi wilayah 2 (dua) zonasi, yaitu Zona Perairan Selat Sumba, dan Zona Perairan Tirosa-Batek. Secara rinci berdasarkan Zona Sawu perairan Selat Sumba seluas 567.165,44 Ha berada pada wilayah meliputi 6 (enam) Kabupaten yaitu Sumba Timur, Sumba Barat, Sumba Tengah, Sumba Barat Daya, Manggarai dan Manggarai Barat. Zona perairan Tirosa-Batek seluas 2.953.964,37 Ha berada pada wilayah meliputi 4 (empat) Kabupaten yaitu Sumba Timur, Rote Ndao, Kupang, dan Kota Kupang, serta Timor Tengah Selatan.

Kepala Pusat Data, Statistik dan Informasi DKP, Soen’an H. Poernomo, menjelaskan, Usulan penetapan Laut Sawu sebagai KKPN berdasarkan pada hasil kajian dan rekomendasi Tim Pengkajian dan Penetapan Kawasan Konservasi Laut (TPP KKL) Laut Sawu, Solor Lembata Alor (SOLAR).

Dalam kajian tersebut telah dipertimbangkan mengenai kekayaan dan keanekaragaman jenis biota dan sumberdaya di perairan laut Sawu, serta keunikan habitat dan karakteristik oceanografi yang dimilikinya. Dipertimbangkan pula kepentingan Laut Sawu secara lokal, nasional dan internasional, serta keterikatan tradisi dan budaya masyarakat lokal dengan sumberdaya perairan.

Faktor lain yang dipertimbangkan, katanya, adalah terdapat ketergantungan masyarakat lokal dan pemerintah daerah terhadap sumberdaya di perairan Laut Sawu, serta kerentangan dan ancaman terhadap ekosistem dan sumberdaya di wilayah pesisir dan perairan tersebut.

Hal penting terkait penetapan dan pengelolaan Laut Sawu sebagai kawasan konservasi perairan adalah untuk melindungi keanekaragaman hayati bagi pengelolaan perikanan yang berkelanjutan sehingga memberikan manfaat jangka panjang bagi masyarakat dan pemerintah daerah.

Sedang untuk pengelolaan kawasan tersebut, Soen’an menjelaskan, dilakukan dengan system zonasi yang mengakomodasi berbagai kepentingan, dan pendekatan kolaboratif serta adaptif yang melibatkan berbagai pihak.

''Perairan Laut Sawu sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional harus memberikan manfaat sebesar-besarnya bagi masyarakat demi peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat, dan memperhatikan serta mengakomodasi kepentingan nelayan tradisional dan kearifan lokal masyarakat pesisir,'' jabar dia. Karena, dalam implementasinya, yang paling mendasar adalah penetapan tata ruang pesisir dan perairan yang tepat, serta keikutsertaan masyarakat dalam mewujudkan gagasan yang positif ini. - zak/ahi

Laut Sawu Jadi Kawasan Konservasi Nasional

By Republika Newsroom
Rabu, 13 Mei 2009 pukul 11:19:00

sumber: http://www.republika.co.id/berita/50040/Laut_Sawu_Jadi_Kawasan_Konservasi_Nasional

MANADO -- Enam menteri Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu (KIB), delapan gubernur dan delapan bupati dijadwalkan meresmikan Perairan Laut Sawu sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional (KKPN) dari Pemerintah Daerah Nusa Tenggara Timur. Peresmian ini dilakukan disela-sela pelaksanaan World Ocean Conference (WOC) 11-15 Mei 2009 di Hotel Sintesa Penisula, Manado, Sulut, Rabu (13/5).

Keenam menteri tersebut adalah Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP), Freddy Numberi; Menteri Dalam Negeri, Mardiyanto; Menteri Luar Negeri, Hasan Wirajuda; Menteri Perhubungan, Usman Syafii Djamal; Menteri Pariwisata, Jero Wacik; dan Menteri Informasi dan Komunikasi, Muhammad Nuh.

''Peresmian kawasan konservasi ini merupakan realisasi dari tindak lanjut program nasional tentang pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan seluas 10 juta Hektar pada tahun 2010 yang telah disampaikan Presiden RI pada Konferensi Intenasional “Convention on Biological Biodifast” di Brasil pada Maret 2006,'' ujar Menteri DKP, Freddy Numberi, di Manado, Sulut, Rabu (13/5).

Peresmian kawasan konservasi tersebut, tambah Freddy, juga sejalan dengan program pemda setempat tentang Gerakan Masuk Laut (GEMALA), serta program Pemda tahun 2008-2013. Dengan diresmikannya Laut Sawu sebagai kawasan konservasi, maka secara otomatis target program 10 juta hektar pada tahun 2010 telah terlampaui.

Kawasan konservasi ini memiliki luas sekitar 3,5 juta ha atau 3.521.130,01 hektar yang meliputi wilayah 2 (dua) zonasi, yaitu Zona Perairan Selat Sumba, dan Zona Perairan Tirosa-Batek. Secara rinci berdasarkan Zona Sawu perairan Selat Sumba seluas 567.165,44 Ha berada pada wilayah meliputi 6 (enam) Kabupaten yaitu Sumba Timur, Sumba Barat, Sumba Tengah, Sumba Barat Daya, Manggarai dan Manggarai Barat. Zona perairan Tirosa-Batek seluas 2.953.964,37 Ha berada pada wilayah meliputi 4 (empat) Kabupaten yaitu Sumba Timur, Rote Ndao, Kupang, dan Kota Kupang, serta Timor Tengah Selatan.

Kepala Pusat Data, Statistik dan Informasi DKP, Soen’an H. Poernomo, menjelaskan, Usulan penetapan Laut Sawu sebagai KKPN berdasarkan pada hasil kajian dan rekomendasi Tim Pengkajian dan Penetapan Kawasan Konservasi Laut (TPP KKL) Laut Sawu, Solor Lembata Alor (SOLAR).

Dalam kajian tersebut telah dipertimbangkan mengenai kekayaan dan keanekaragaman jenis biota dan sumberdaya di perairan laut Sawu, serta keunikan habitat dan karakteristik oceanografi yang dimilikinya. Dipertimbangkan pula kepentingan Laut Sawu secara lokal, nasional dan internasional, serta keterikatan tradisi dan budaya masyarakat lokal dengan sumberdaya perairan.

Faktor lain yang dipertimbangkan, katanya, adalah terdapat ketergantungan masyarakat lokal dan pemerintah daerah terhadap sumberdaya di perairan Laut Sawu, serta kerentangan dan ancaman terhadap ekosistem dan sumberdaya di wilayah pesisir dan perairan tersebut.

Hal penting terkait penetapan dan pengelolaan Laut Sawu sebagai kawasan konservasi perairan adalah untuk melindungi keanekaragaman hayati bagi pengelolaan perikanan yang berkelanjutan sehingga memberikan manfaat jangka panjang bagi masyarakat dan pemerintah daerah.

Sedang untuk pengelolaan kawasan tersebut, Soen’an menjelaskan, dilakukan dengan system zonasi yang mengakomodasi berbagai kepentingan, dan pendekatan kolaboratif serta adaptif yang melibatkan berbagai pihak.

''Perairan Laut Sawu sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional harus memberikan manfaat sebesar-besarnya bagi masyarakat demi peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat, dan memperhatikan serta mengakomodasi kepentingan nelayan tradisional dan kearifan lokal masyarakat pesisir,'' jabar dia. Karena, dalam implementasinya, yang paling mendasar adalah penetapan tata ruang pesisir dan perairan yang tepat, serta keikutsertaan masyarakat dalam mewujudkan gagasan yang positif ini. - zak/ahi

Laut Sawu Ditetapkan Menjadi Taman Nasional Perairan

Laut Sawu Ditetapkan Menjadi Taman Nasional Perairan
Angin laut Sawu bertiup perlahan, ombak dan arus mulai menggeliat, tapi Bellevain tetap berdiri kukuh memegang tombak. Dia sedang mengamati ikan yang lenyap dari permukaan laut.
 
Rabu, 13 Mei 2009 | 18:08 WIB

MANADO, KOMPAS.com — Pemerintah resmi menetapkan 3,5 juta hektar perairan di Laut Sawu di Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) menjadi Taman Nasional Perairan (TNP). Penetapan tersebut diresmikan Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Freddy Numberi di sela-sela WOC (World Ocean Conference) di Manado, Rabu.

Penetapan ini melengkapi kawasan konvervasi laut yang telah mencapai 10 juta hektar sehingga sekarang menjadi 13,5 juta hektar. Kawasan konservasi perairan saat ini ada di delapan provinsi mulai dari Provinsi NTT, Sulawesi Utara, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Selatan, DKI Jakarta, Papua Barat, Jawa Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara dan delapan kabupaten, yakni Raja Ampat, Berau, Wakatobi, Kaimana, Pesisir Selatan Sumatera Barat, Sorong, dan Alor.

Penetapan TMP Sawu ini merupakan komitmen Pemerintah Indonesia untuk melaksanakan konservasi jangka panjang, di mana pada tahun 2010 ditargetkan luar kawasan konservasi laut mencapai 20 juta hektar dan pada 2020.

Laut Sawu merupakan daerah perlintasan berbagai jenis paus serta tiga jenis penyu yang harus dilindungi. Meski demikian, perlu dirumuskan pengelolaan Kawasan Konservasi Laut Daerah (KKLD) yang lebih menunjang kesejahteraan masyarakat dengan cara-cara yang lestari serta menghormati kearifan lokal.

Pemerintah harus tetap mempertimbangkan kebiasaan masyarakat Lamalera yang menangkap paus secara tradisional di sekitar perairan yang terdapat 566 pulau tersebut. Pemerintah pusat hendaknya membantu pemda untuk menginformasikan Taman Nasional Perairan Laut Sawu, terutama di mata internasional.

"Ini akan memberikan peningkatan bagi perekonomian masyarakat pesisir dan juga daerah. Juga menjadi sumbangan bagi anak dan cucu kita," kata Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Freddy Numberi di Manado, Rabu.

Laut Sawu Ditetapkan Menjadi Taman Nasional Perairan

Laut Sawu Ditetapkan Menjadi Taman Nasional Perairan
Angin laut Sawu bertiup perlahan, ombak dan arus mulai menggeliat, tapi Bellevain tetap berdiri kukuh memegang tombak. Dia sedang mengamati ikan yang lenyap dari permukaan laut.
 
Rabu, 13 Mei 2009 | 18:08 WIB

MANADO, KOMPAS.com — Pemerintah resmi menetapkan 3,5 juta hektar perairan di Laut Sawu di Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) menjadi Taman Nasional Perairan (TNP). Penetapan tersebut diresmikan Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Freddy Numberi di sela-sela WOC (World Ocean Conference) di Manado, Rabu.

Penetapan ini melengkapi kawasan konvervasi laut yang telah mencapai 10 juta hektar sehingga sekarang menjadi 13,5 juta hektar. Kawasan konservasi perairan saat ini ada di delapan provinsi mulai dari Provinsi NTT, Sulawesi Utara, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Selatan, DKI Jakarta, Papua Barat, Jawa Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara dan delapan kabupaten, yakni Raja Ampat, Berau, Wakatobi, Kaimana, Pesisir Selatan Sumatera Barat, Sorong, dan Alor.

Penetapan TMP Sawu ini merupakan komitmen Pemerintah Indonesia untuk melaksanakan konservasi jangka panjang, di mana pada tahun 2010 ditargetkan luar kawasan konservasi laut mencapai 20 juta hektar dan pada 2020.

Laut Sawu merupakan daerah perlintasan berbagai jenis paus serta tiga jenis penyu yang harus dilindungi. Meski demikian, perlu dirumuskan pengelolaan Kawasan Konservasi Laut Daerah (KKLD) yang lebih menunjang kesejahteraan masyarakat dengan cara-cara yang lestari serta menghormati kearifan lokal.

Pemerintah harus tetap mempertimbangkan kebiasaan masyarakat Lamalera yang menangkap paus secara tradisional di sekitar perairan yang terdapat 566 pulau tersebut. Pemerintah pusat hendaknya membantu pemda untuk menginformasikan Taman Nasional Perairan Laut Sawu, terutama di mata internasional.

"Ini akan memberikan peningkatan bagi perekonomian masyarakat pesisir dan juga daerah. Juga menjadi sumbangan bagi anak dan cucu kita," kata Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Freddy Numberi di Manado, Rabu.

Laut Sawu Jadi Kawasan Konservasi

Laut Sawu Jadi Kawasan Konservasi

sumber: http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/nusa/2009/05/13/brk,20090513-176106,id.html

Rabu, 13 Mei 2009 | 18:13 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Manado : Perairan Laut Sawu di Nusa Tenggara Timur seluas 3,5 juta hektare ditetapkan menjadi Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional. Kawasan ini meliputi 10 kabupatan di Nusa Tenggara Timur.

Penentuan ini dilakukan oleh Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Freddy Numberi di sela-sela World Ocean Conference 2009 di Manado, Sulawesi Utara. Menurut Menteri, peresmian kawasan konservasi ini merupakan realisasi dari tindak lanjut program nasional tentang pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan seluas 10 juta hektare yang ditargetkan tercapai pada  2010. “Target itu disampaikan Presiden Yudhoyono pada Konferensi Intenasional Convention on Biological Biodifast di Brasil, Maret 2006,'' ujar Menteri.

Kawasan konservasi ini meliputi wilayah dua zonasi, yaitu Zona Perairan Selat Sumba dan Zona Perairan Tirosa-Batek. Kepala Pusat Data, Statistik dan Informasi Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan Soen'an H. Poernomo, menjelaskan, usul penetapan Laut Sawu berdasarkan kajian dan rekomendasi tim ahli.

Dalam kajian itu dipertimbangkan kekayaan dan keanekaragaman jenis biota dan sumber daya di perairan Laut Sawu, serta keunikan habitat dan karakteristik oseanografi yang dimilikinya. Mereka juga melihat kepentingan Laut Sawu secara lokal, nasional dan internasional, serta keterikatan tradisi dan budaya masyarakat lokal dengan sumber daya perairan.

Faktor lain yang dipertimbangkan, kata Soen'an, adalah ketergantungan masyarakat lokal dan pemerintah daerah terhadap sumberdaya di perairan Laut Sawu, serta kerentangan dan ancaman terhadap ekosistem dan sumberdaya di wilayah pesisir dan perairan itu.

Menurut Soen'an, untuk pengelolaan kawasan dilakukan dengan
sistem zonasi yang mengakomodasi berbagai kepentingan dan pendekatan
kolaboratif serta adaptif yang melibatkan berbagai pihak. ''Perairan Laut Sawu sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional harus memberikan manfaat sebesar-besarnya bagi masyarakat.”

UNTUNG WIDYANTO

Laut Sawu Jadi Kawasan Konservasi

Laut Sawu Jadi Kawasan Konservasi

sumber: http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/nusa/2009/05/13/brk,20090513-176106,id.html

Rabu, 13 Mei 2009 | 18:13 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Manado : Perairan Laut Sawu di Nusa Tenggara Timur seluas 3,5 juta hektare ditetapkan menjadi Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional. Kawasan ini meliputi 10 kabupatan di Nusa Tenggara Timur.

Penentuan ini dilakukan oleh Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Freddy Numberi di sela-sela World Ocean Conference 2009 di Manado, Sulawesi Utara. Menurut Menteri, peresmian kawasan konservasi ini merupakan realisasi dari tindak lanjut program nasional tentang pencadangan Kawasan Konservasi Perairan seluas 10 juta hektare yang ditargetkan tercapai pada  2010. “Target itu disampaikan Presiden Yudhoyono pada Konferensi Intenasional Convention on Biological Biodifast di Brasil, Maret 2006,'' ujar Menteri.

Kawasan konservasi ini meliputi wilayah dua zonasi, yaitu Zona Perairan Selat Sumba dan Zona Perairan Tirosa-Batek. Kepala Pusat Data, Statistik dan Informasi Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan Soen'an H. Poernomo, menjelaskan, usul penetapan Laut Sawu berdasarkan kajian dan rekomendasi tim ahli.

Dalam kajian itu dipertimbangkan kekayaan dan keanekaragaman jenis biota dan sumber daya di perairan Laut Sawu, serta keunikan habitat dan karakteristik oseanografi yang dimilikinya. Mereka juga melihat kepentingan Laut Sawu secara lokal, nasional dan internasional, serta keterikatan tradisi dan budaya masyarakat lokal dengan sumber daya perairan.

Faktor lain yang dipertimbangkan, kata Soen'an, adalah ketergantungan masyarakat lokal dan pemerintah daerah terhadap sumberdaya di perairan Laut Sawu, serta kerentangan dan ancaman terhadap ekosistem dan sumberdaya di wilayah pesisir dan perairan itu.

Menurut Soen'an, untuk pengelolaan kawasan dilakukan dengan
sistem zonasi yang mengakomodasi berbagai kepentingan dan pendekatan
kolaboratif serta adaptif yang melibatkan berbagai pihak. ''Perairan Laut Sawu sebagai Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Nasional harus memberikan manfaat sebesar-besarnya bagi masyarakat.”

UNTUNG WIDYANTO

Declaration of Savu Sea Marine National Park and the Achievement of 10 Million Hectares of Marine Protected Area in Indonesia

the Savu Sea Marine National Park and the Achievement of 10 Million Hectares of Marine Protected Area in Indonesia has declared and celebrated on wednesday, May 13, 2009, held on Sintesa Peninsula Hotel, Manado. in accordance with World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit.

 

photo by: Ahmad Fuadi/TNC

 

the Savu Sea Marine National Park officially lauch by Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Freddy Numberi.

"The establishment of a new marine protected area in the Savu Sea region in East Nusa Tenggara province, encompassing an area of 3.5 million hectares as Marine National Park which is potentially as one of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Coral Triangle.  The Savu Sea is known for its richness in marine biodiversity such as whales, dugong, sea turtles, dolphins, and coral reef.  This Savu Sea is an important migration route for whales.  About 14 species out of 27 species of whales in the world migrate using this route from Pacific Oceans, passing through Banda Sea, Flores Sea, and Savu Sea to Indian Ocean.  This also means that about 50 percent of whales in the world can be found in this Savu Sea of Indonesia, include worlwide renown species such as Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus).  Besides as a significant habitat for whales to feed, to spawn, to nurse, and to migrate, the Savu Sea is also as a significant habitat for other marine lives at a larger scale.  Therefore, one may not be too surprised by knowing its marine potentials, the Savu Sea has a significant role economically and socio-culturally for more than two million people living in the area", said Numberi

M. Syamsul Maarif (Director General of Marine, Coasts and Small Islands) on his speech, reported that the Savu Sea as Marine National Park, encompassing an area of about 3.5 million hectares, covering marine area of Sumba Strait and its surroundings, Marine waters of Savu-Timor-Rote-Batek Island and its surroundings. Savu Sea is a place bestowed with high coral reefs and represents a good connectivity among reefs and other associated marine habitats.  This vast marine area is also an important corridor for mantas and whales, besides as a significant site for turtles to nest. This Savu Sea is also a critical area for yellow-fin tuna, which is one of the important fish resources to fisheries industry.

Agus Dermawan (Director of Conservation and Marine National Park) said that currenly, Indonesia have reached total MPAs’ achievement of about 10 (ten) million hectares, consisting an approximately 5.5 million hectares were initiated by ministry of forestry and 4.6 million ha (almost) of local/district marine protected areas have been established in 35 districts with facilitation from MMAF. the declaration of the Savu Sea Marine National Park, will adding up to the current achievement of 10 Million hectare of MPAs. We have reached the target ahead of time to expand our marine waters as protected area to become 13.5 million hectares by the year 2009. 

This achievement will contribute not only for sustainability of marine and coastal resources in Indonesia but also the protection of biodiversity in the world.

 

Declaration of Savu Sea Marine National Park and the Achievement of 10 Million Hectares of Marine Protected Area in Indonesia

the Savu Sea Marine National Park and the Achievement of 10 Million Hectares of Marine Protected Area in Indonesia has declared and celebrated on wednesday, May 13, 2009, held on Sintesa Peninsula Hotel, Manado. in accordance with World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit.

 

photo by: Ahmad Fuadi/TNC

 

the Savu Sea Marine National Park officially lauch by Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Freddy Numberi.

"The establishment of a new marine protected area in the Savu Sea region in East Nusa Tenggara province, encompassing an area of 3.5 million hectares as Marine National Park which is potentially as one of the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Coral Triangle.  The Savu Sea is known for its richness in marine biodiversity such as whales, dugong, sea turtles, dolphins, and coral reef.  This Savu Sea is an important migration route for whales.  About 14 species out of 27 species of whales in the world migrate using this route from Pacific Oceans, passing through Banda Sea, Flores Sea, and Savu Sea to Indian Ocean.  This also means that about 50 percent of whales in the world can be found in this Savu Sea of Indonesia, include worlwide renown species such as Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus).  Besides as a significant habitat for whales to feed, to spawn, to nurse, and to migrate, the Savu Sea is also as a significant habitat for other marine lives at a larger scale.  Therefore, one may not be too surprised by knowing its marine potentials, the Savu Sea has a significant role economically and socio-culturally for more than two million people living in the area", said Numberi

M. Syamsul Maarif (Director General of Marine, Coasts and Small Islands) on his speech, reported that the Savu Sea as Marine National Park, encompassing an area of about 3.5 million hectares, covering marine area of Sumba Strait and its surroundings, Marine waters of Savu-Timor-Rote-Batek Island and its surroundings. Savu Sea is a place bestowed with high coral reefs and represents a good connectivity among reefs and other associated marine habitats.  This vast marine area is also an important corridor for mantas and whales, besides as a significant site for turtles to nest. This Savu Sea is also a critical area for yellow-fin tuna, which is one of the important fish resources to fisheries industry.

Agus Dermawan (Director of Conservation and Marine National Park) said that currenly, Indonesia have reached total MPAs’ achievement of about 10 (ten) million hectares, consisting an approximately 5.5 million hectares were initiated by ministry of forestry and 4.6 million ha (almost) of local/district marine protected areas have been established in 35 districts with facilitation from MMAF. the declaration of the Savu Sea Marine National Park, will adding up to the current achievement of 10 Million hectare of MPAs. We have reached the target ahead of time to expand our marine waters as protected area to become 13.5 million hectares by the year 2009. 

This achievement will contribute not only for sustainability of marine and coastal resources in Indonesia but also the protection of biodiversity in the world.