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RM560,000 to encourage catfish rearing ventures
Source: nstonline http://new.nst.com.my/
KUANTAN: The Pahang Fisheries Department has allocated RM560,000 as part of its efforts to encourage more people to venture into rearing catfish or ikan keli here.
"To kick-start the project, each participant will receive two fibreglass fish tanks, 6,000 ikan keli fry and fish food worth between RM1,000 and RM1,500," she told New Straits Times yesterday.
Halina said each participant must also attend a one-day course arranged by the department to ensure they possess proper knowledge on rearing the catfish.
"The department hopes this project would attract more people, since it could also help to provide extra income to the households.
The catfish project, which began early this month, was also to attract more people here to eat freshwater fish.
Those interested in the project could obtain further information from the fisheries department in their respective districts.
The department has also launched a bid to promote catfish dishes in the state.
"The department has allocated RM70,000 for the promotional effort where various ikan keli dishes will be prepared for the public to savour."
JIKA anda gemar menikmati juadah tengah hari dengan lauk ikan keli bakar mahupun goreng rangup dengan sambal belacan, apa kata cuba resepi baru Chef Bob iaitu smoked keli yang didatangkan dengan tiga rasa berbeza.
Rasa unik smoked keli atau keli salai dengan sos cili api, kari dan teriyaki pasti memberikan kelainan dalam hidangan penggemar ikan keli kali ini.
Tidak mustahil bagi yang pernah merasa resipi baru Chef Bob ini akan terpikat dengan rasa smoked keli dan menjadikan ia sebagai menu harian menggantikan ikan keli bakar atau goreng.
Lebih istimewa, aroma harum smoked keli kekal lama kerana ia diasapkan menggunakan bahan bakar daripada kayu pokok epal yang diimport khas dari Australia dan China selama 25 minit pada suhu 25 darjah Celcius.
Bagi yang berminat dan teringin untuk mencuba kelazatan smoked keli, mereka kini boleh mendapatkannya pada harga RM8 untuk satu pek seberat 500 gram mengikut harga jualan premis di pasar-pasar tani seluruh Selangor dan pasar raya besar.
Smoked keli merupakan projek kerajaan negeri Selangor dan dilaksanakan oleh MAIS Food Indutries Sdn. Bhd. yang merupakan anak syarikat milik penuh Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Selangor (PKPS).
Kilang pemprosesan smoked keli yang beroperasi awal bulan ini itu terletak di Kawasan Perindustrian Kuala Selangor.
Chef Bob atau nama sebenarnya Mustaffa Ibrahim menjangkakan smoked keli bakal mendapat sambutan hangat daripada masyarakat tempatan kerana rasa enak dan uniknya selain mengandungi Omega 3.
“Smoked Keli ini bukan sahaja sesuai dimakan dengan nasi, tetapi juga boleh dinikmati dengan roti dan juga biskut,” katanya ketika ditemui dalam lawatan media ke kilang itu baru-baru ini.
Beliau yang berperanan sebagai pengurus, penyelia, pencipta resipi dan juga tukang masak di kilang itu memberitahu, kilang memerlukan 1,500 kilogram (kg) ikan keli segar setiap hari daripada penternak tempatan untuk menghasilkan kira-kira 3,000 pek smoked keli sehari.
“Proses pemilihan ikan keli segar hanyalah di kalangan penternak yang mengamalkan pemeliharaan Omega 3 dari Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam, Hulu Selangor dan Rawang,” ujarnya.
Menceritakan tentang proses penyediaan smoked keli, beliau menjelaskan, sebanyak 1,500 kg ikan keli segar akan dimatikan di dalam bilik sejuk dengan suhu -15 darjah Celcius sebelum disiang dan dibersihkan.
“Selepas dibersihkan dengan asam dan garam, ikan keli akan dipotong mengikut kesesuaian saiz pek seterusnya diperap,” jelasnya.
Kemudian katanya, ikan yang telah dipotong akan disalai dengan melalui tiga peringkat iaitu pengeringan dengan suhu 75 darjah Celcius selama 1 jam 45 minit, diasapkan menggunakan kayu epal pada suhu 100 darjah Celcius selama 25 minit dan proses menterbalikkan untuk mengeluarkan asap selama lima minit.
“Dalam keadaan panas itu, ikan akan terus disejukkan dalam peti ais dengan suhu -45 darjah Celcius seterusnya dipek dengan berat 500gram beserta sos,” katanya.
Tambahnya, pelanggan yang mahu mencuba kelazatan resepinya hanya perlu merebus smoked keli yang dipek dalam plastik bersama sosnya di dalam air menggelegak selama tiga minit sebelum boleh dihidang.
“Cuba rasa sekali dan saya pasti anda akan berpuas hati dengan rasanya yang lazat dan keharuman aromanya yang pasti memikat hati,” katanya.
Sementara itu, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Permodenan Pertanian, Pengurusan Sumber Asli dan Pembangunan Usahawan negeri, Datuk Raja Ideris Raja Ahmad berkata, smoked keli kini mendapat sambutan hangat daripada masyarakat tempatan dan dijangkakan projek itu bakal mengaut keuntungan sehingga RM20,000 sehari.
“Selepas ia diperkenalkan di pasaran tempatan, kerajaan negeri bercadang untuk mengeksport smoked keli ke luar negara seperti Taiwan dan Dubai setanding dengan keluaran smoked salmon,” ujarnya.
Tambahnya, kilang ikan keli salai PKPS yang bernilai RM1.5 juta itu akan diperbesarkan mengikut kehendak pasaran akan datangKedah Rancang Komersialkan Ternakan Ikan Keli
dipetik dari Bernama.com
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Am 26 Julai, 2008 16:01 PM
Kedah Rancang Komersialkan Ternakan Ikan Keli
ALOR STAR, 26 Julai (Bernama) -- Kedah merancang untuk mengkomersialkan ternakan ikan keli ke pasaran luar negara khususnya negara Timur Tengah pada penghujung tahun ini, kata Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.
Beliau berkata kerajaan negeri mempelawa syarikat tempatan yang berminat memasarkan ikan keli secara hidup atau ditinkan yang sehingga kini mendapat permintaan tinggi di Turki.
Selain menjana ekonomi negeri, beliau berkata ternakan itu juga mampu menjana pendapatan isi rumah kerana kos menternak ikan keli adalah murah dan mudah.
"Sesiapapun boleh bela ikan keli sebab ikan ni senang nak jaga, lagipun ternak ikan ni tak perlu bajet yang banyak," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan persidangan perwakilan ke-28 Persatuan Bekas Tentera Malaysia cawangan Kedah di sini hari Sabtu.
Katanya kerajaan sentiasa memberi galakan supaya rakyat Kedah menternak ikan keli di rumah agar mereka boleh menjadi pembekal kepada syarikat yang akan mengkomersialkan ikan itu.
Azizan berkata kerajaan negeri melalui Agro Kedah dan kerjasama syarikat korporat yang lain akan berusaha mempelbagaikan resepi masakan ikan itu untuk diperkenalkan ke luar negara.
Katanya dengan projek yang bakal dilakukan, tidak mustahil satu hari nanti sardin ikan keli dari Kedah akan digunakan oleh Tabung Haji untuk dijadikan makanan rakyat Malaysia yang menunaikan umrah atau haji.
Sementara itu, beliau berkata Kedah sedang mengusahakan projek mega ternakan ikan patin di Tasik Pedu, Kuala Nerang yang menelan perbelanjaan RM15 juta dan pelabur dari Amerika Syarikat telahpun menunjukkan minat.
-- BERNAMA
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Ternakan Ikan Keli Kanvas, Peluang Baru Yang Perlu Diterokai.
Dipetik daripada : http://usahawantani-kelantan.blogspot.com
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Ternakan Ikan Keli Kanvas, Peluang Baru Yang Perlu Diterokai.
Maaf diatas kelewatan menghantar maklumat mengenai kertas kerja seminar(Contoh KERTAS KERJA PROJEK IKAN KELI ada dimasukkan dalam ruangan download kertas kerja) dan info mengenai ikan keli. Berikut adalah beberapa note ringkas berkaitan ikan ternakan ikan keli kanvas.
Jika ada sesiapa yang berminat ingin mengusahan projek ternakan ikan keli ini saya cadangan agar mengikuti kursus singkat (2 hari,hujung minggu) di Pusat Ternakan Ikan Air Tawar, Machang.
Banyak pengalaman dan pengetahuan yang boleh dapati. Terutamnya cara ingin menghasilkan anak ikan keli, buat makanan, binaan kanvas dll secara sendiri (sudah pasti ia dapat menjimatkan kos projek kan) dan secara tak langsung ia dapat meningkatkan margin keuntungan projek.
Harap note diatas dapat membantu kepada semua yang berminat dalam sektor perikanan.
* Utk melihat dengan lebih jelas, kena 'double clik' di gambar tersebut. TQ
Maklumat berkaitan Projek Ternakan Ikan Keli Dalam Kanvas
Kandungan Omega 3 terdapat dalam ikan keli, biasanya minyak ini
hanya terdapat dalam ikan di laut dalam.
Di Kelantan ada satu syarikat buat sardin keli.
Kepada sesiapa yang hendak mengetahui tentang ternakan ikan keli ni boleh berhubung terus dengan satu syarikat ni .
PENDAPAT PERIBADI SAYA TTG PROJEK INI:
Salam,
Shbt2 peminat dan penternak ikan keli:
ada berberapa perkara yang saya ingin bangkitkan sebagai renungan dan pandangan saya diatas pertanyaan dan pendapat shbt2;
ada berberapa perkara yang perlu diperhatikan sebelum anda semua ternak ikan keli dalam kanvas:
1. kesesuai habitat keli - yg suka duk dalam lumpur.
- andaikata dibela juga dalam kanvas, ia memang boleh. tapi akhirnya ia akan menyebabkan ikan keli tersebut menjadi lebih kecil dan lambat membesar(lambat membesar dikira kos... kerana kena bagi makan-dedak), yg besar menjadi dominan dan yang keli kecil menjadi kelompok minoriti dalam kanvas yang kecil akhirnya mati!
2. kos makanan yang tinggi,
- bila guna kanvas, tiada jalan lain nak kena bagi makan kecuali makan dedak. kerana jika bagi perut ayam or agro waste yang lain, menyebabkan kolam menjadi busuk, berpenyakit dan menyebabkan kos tinggi untuk menyalin air kanvas(air mahal skrg ni - kec. gali telaga sendiri - tapi elektrin pula) setiap kali bagi mknn mcm diatas.
- kesudahannya, shbt2 semua tetap kena bagi dedak. harga dedak ikan skrg cukup2 tinggi? mampukah kita semua nak tampung kos makanan tersebut, yg akhirnya akan mengurangkan margin keuntungan yang patut kita terima setiap bulan?
3. kos kanvas yang mahal - rm1200-1500 per unit--- ini jika di KB, jika ditempat lain. saya pasti harganya lebih mahal.
1 buah kanvas mampu menampung paling maksimum 700 ekor ikan keli. agak2nya brapa kanvaskah yang mampu tingkatkan produktiviti dan penggunaan sumber secara efisyen?
20 buah utk skala komersil biasanya.
20 buah x 1500=rm30,000 untuk kanvas shja sdr sudah belanjakan. ia tidak termasuk dgn kos paip, enjin air, jaring, promosi, kenderaan-minyak, upah pekerja dll.
last2 skali siapa yang untung agaknya??
penjual dedak
penjual benih ikan keli
penjual kanvas
penjual batang paip
penjual enjin air
shbt2 semua mcmn?
makin hari makin cerut perut sebab modal kena keluar makin besar, sebab kena tanggng kos makanan yang makin hari makin meningkat. kos makanan merupakan kos operasi terbesar dalam projek ikan keli kanvas(selain dari kos tetap spt kanvas dll)
bila nak jual, tiada permintaan dan tiada pemborong nak beli? sebab apa?
mereka nak beli semua barang dgn harga murah. andaikata shbt2 jual dgn harga mahal(sebab kena tanggung kos operasi yg tinggi), sudah pasti mereka tidak akan membelinya daripada shbt2.
cadangan saya;
1. teknologi ini baik hanya untuk pengusaha kawasan bandar yg tiada kawasan atau tanah untuk dibuat kolam sahaja. andaikata ingin buat, kena buat secara komersil, baru dapat meningkatkan produktiviti.
2. guna sistem kolam tanah scra sistematik- tgk balik apakah kelemahan sistem kolam? adakah ia lebih baik atau sebaliknya?.
bagi saya ia adalah lebih baik dari sistem keli kanvas yang diperkenalkan sekarang. kerana ia lebih menjimatkan dan 'mesra rakyat';
- bina 1 kolam yg boleh memuatkan 30,000 ekor keli hanya perlu upah orang gali dalam rm1500 shaja/2day. tambah rm500 lagi untuk jaring dan itu sahaja. berbanding dgn kos RM1,200 hanya untuk 1 kanvas sahaja yg memuatkan maksimum 700 ekor shja? mana lebih jimat?
- kos makanan? murah dan menjimatkan, cuma ambil FREE perut2 ayam, ikan lebih, nasi2 lebih dsbnya dan bagi ikan2 keli anda makan... semuanya adalah percuma dan boleh diperolehi dgn mudah. boleh dikatakan anda tidak perlu mengeluarkan langsung untuk kos makanan, kalo keluar pun hanya untuk minyak dan beli sikit dgn harga yg cukup2 murah.
- tiada kos untuk UTILITI - air, elektrik, mesin pam, tangki, dll.
- ikan keli cepat membesar, sesuai dgn habitatnya dan lebih mesra alam - kitar semula hasil pertanian.
3. andaikata nak usaha juga projek ini, sdr2 kena fikirkan teknologi untuk mengetinkan ikan keli, jadi IKAN KELI SARDIN dan lawan sardin cap ayam dsbnya. jual dgn harga yg kompetetif dan masuki pasaran halal. ia secara langsung dapat menjimatkan kos bg ikan makan, kerana selepas 40 hari... ikan keli sudah cukup besar dan makan BANYAK.
4. cuba lihat prospek jual anak keli - kosnya lagi murah dan menguntungkan. harga pasaran tahun lepas, rm0.20 seekor bagi seekor anak keli yang saiznya cuma 2cm. mcmn? menarik bukan?
5.kena wujud rantaian makanan semua penternak ikan keli di Malaysia... dari
- buat Dedak - benih - kolam - pemborong -restoran/hotel-pemasaran dan akhirnyta kepada pengguna.
barulah dapat untung banyak dan dapat kurangkan kos.
harap dapat membantu sahabt2 semua, padangan saya ini hanya berbentuk cadangan dan bukan niat saya untuk mengkritik mana2 pihak.
hanya skdr padangan untuk meneutralkan kegelojohan kita semua. bagi saya, shbt2 semua kena teliti dan analisis sebaik mungkin semua aspek mana2 projek yg sdra ingin jalankan. supaya ia bedaya saing dan menguntungkan semua pihak.
jangan buat hanya semata2 disebabkan trend. kerana sejarah sudah membuktikan. ayam serama sudah hilang warna, ikan flower horn sudah karam dilautannya, arnab entah kemana dan banyak lagi projek2 baru diperkenalkan sudah tengelam dll.
buatlah yang terbaik untuk diri anda, keluarga anda, masyarakat dan negara. perhatikan betul2... kerana anak2 anda sedang menanti 'rezeki' datang dari anda.
all the best! harap pandangan ini dapat membantu.
buatlah solat istiqharah dulu sebelum buat pilihan, insyaAllah Allah bersama-mu. sy sentiasa mendoakan kejayaan shbt2 saya :)
syam ghaz.
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Money in catfish
CATFISH is no stranger in Sarawak. Irrespective of where you live, the whiskered fish can never be far away from you. They can actually be found all over the State; in lakes, rivers, ponds, dam spillways, or just about any place that holds water year round.
They are able to survive anywhere because they are not picky about what they eat — worms, minnows, licorie, bread, meat and even rubber seeds.
Due to their natural instinct of lurking in dark, deep channels and muddy water, the fish hunt more by scent and feel than sight.
Studies have shown they are attracted to food by scent, or by disturbance in the water which could signal a fish in distress of something dropping into the water. They sense and feel motions through their barbels, the four pairs of whiskers that give the catfish their name.
Although there are more than 2,200 species of catfish around the world, only the clarius macrocephalus (keli bunga), clarius batrachus (keli kayu) are commonly found in Sarawak rivers and streams.
Large size catfish generally prefer deep channels in rivers, pockets at the mouths of streams running into rivers, the holes scoured around dams and river bends, and the centre of large lakes.
The best time to fish for catfish is after a heavy rain or flood as the high water brings more food into the river and allows the fish to swim to new territories for spawning and new feeding ground.
Until recent years catfish were plentiful in almost every public waterway but like many species of freshwater fish, it is now threatened by over-fishing, loss of habitat and habitat connectivity and these days anglers would be lucky to catch two or three from some rivers and streams.
The catfish inhabits a number of ecological niches, from invasive pest to farmed fish to aquarium fish.
It is also a chef’s delight as its flesh is dense, white and sturdy standing up well to frying and grilling.
Catfish is in great demand abroad, including Peninsular Malaysia, because it is high in Omega 3.
Omega 3 refers to families of oil that have more than one double bond and where the first double bond occurs between the 3rd and 4th from the omega end (i.e. methyl terminal carbon — CH3 end) of the molecule. Omega-3 fatty acids are a class of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids with the double bond in the third carbon position from the methyl terminal (hence the use of “3″ in their description)
Omega-3 oils have been called ‘the miracle food of the 21st century’. Research shows the right type can help prevent heart disease maintain optimum blood pressure and cholesterol levels and give almost immediate relief from joint pain, migraines, depression, autoimmune diseases and many other conditions.
And, by improving brain development and memory functioning, from conception through to old age, certain Omega-3 oils are considered as the perfect brain food.
Catfish belonging to the families Ictaluridae are widely distributed in different parts of the world and their culture is now common in the Philippines and Thailand (Clarias macrocephalus, C. batrachus), Cambodia (Pangasius), Africa (C. gariepinus), Europe (Silurus glanis) and USA (channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, white catfish I. cactus and blue catfish I. furcatus).
Catfish is now one of the most profitably farmed fish in Sarawak, especially in Kuching. Most of the catfish in the market were farmed and some are caught from the wild.
An officer from the State Agriculture Department, Kuching Division, who requested anonymity, disclosed that the African catfish (clarius gariepinus) is the dominant species cultured in Sarawak, Kuching in particular.
This species, he added breed well in local ponds and also could survive in streams and rivers.
It is very hardy and has a high level of tolerance of low oxygen level.
The officer noted that properly designed and constructed ponds were critical to the success of a commercial catfish operation. “Well-designed ponds, constructed on soil with a proper clay content and adequate water supply, have a useful life of at least 10 years.”
Generally, three types of ponds may be used in catfish farming. And the most common type in Sarawak is the embankment or levee ponds.
Embankment ponds are built on flat land by removing soil from the area that will be the pond bottom and using that soil to form levees or embankments around the pond.
Other types are watershed ponds, built in hilly areas by damming a small stream, and a hybrid watershed — embankment pond. This pond may have two or three sides consisting of embankments (actually low dams) across a relatively small drainage basin. They are built in regions with gently rolling topography.
In Kuching, the size of each earth pond is generally between 0.3 and 0.5 hectare while the average depth is five to six feet.
A single 10-inch diameter drain of heavy gauge, coated metal or PVC pie is normally used to maintain water level and drain a commercial pond.
The drain normally is extended into the pond and past the outside levee toe by at least five feet. A perimeter drainage system should be constructed to receive effluent and to prevent water from collecting outside levees.
The ideal number of fish per hectare, according to the officer, is 20,000 tails in still water and 50,000 tails or more per hectare for a pond with running water or efficient aeration system.
He said in a year, each pond could have two to three cycles, depending on the intensity of feeding and the size of the catfish.
“A farmer may harvest the fish after four to six months. But normally, each cycle takes four months when the size of the fish is ideal for most consumers.”
“Most catfish lovers prefer smaller size — between two to three tails per kg though the fish may reach up to five kg per tail,” he said.
He said the wholesale (farmgate price) of cultured catfish is RM3.20 per kg while the market price is between RM5 and RM6 per kg.
So far in Sarawak farmers did not rear catfish all year round as they switched to other types of fish after every harvest, he added.
However, he believed catfish culture was lucrative even if it goes through three cycles in a year, as each cycle is able to produce between 10 and 20 tonnes.
Catfish cultured in Sarawak, and Kuching in particular, are sold fresh in the market for household consumption, although in Peninsular Malaysia the fish is also processed or canned.
MAIS Food Industries Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation, is one of those companies that process catfish.
A Bernama report on Dec 17 reported that the company was currently producing one tonne of smoked catfish daily, generating an income to the tune of RM20,000 per day. The processed fish is sold in 500gm packs under the ‘Al-Misbah’ brand name in several flavours, including teriyaki sauce, pepper sauce, spicy sambal, hot curry and spicy tom yam.
Catfish might be getting scarcer in our streams and rivers nowadays but they are abundant in the ponds of fish farms as this once humble fish finds its niche in commercial farming.
Catfish export potential not fully exploited
MIRI: ‘Ikan keli’ or catfish are found in abundance all over the country.
But many, particularly in Sarawak, are still unaware of its export potential.
The ‘traditional white meat fish industry’ has a ‘new kid on the block’ - catfish, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development) Mohd Naroden Majais said.
Vietnamese catfish has successfully penetrated the European markets.
Vietnam exported around US$737 million of catfish last year, while European Union (EU) imports rose by 146 per cent and Russia by 1,389 per cent over 2005, totalling around US$343 and US$83 million, respectively.
Thus, EU has now become the largest market for Vietnamese catfish.
Exports to the United States of America and other markets including Asia have also grown rapidly, which helped Vietnam in achieving the target of US$1 billion worth of catfish exports last year.
As demand grows, the US imports of catfish in 2006 increased markedly totalling 34,000 metric tonnes (US$111 million), up 150 per cent in volume and 225 per cent in value over 2005.
Against this background, many countries in Asia such as China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, are aggressively expanding the farming of catfish of different species, to cater both for local and export markets.
Stating this to thesundaypost, Naroden said a number of entrepreneurs in Peninsular Malaysia had realised the potential of catfish for export and ventured into catfish farming.
“They have succeeded in penetrating European and Middle East markets as well as Japan,” the assistant minister said.
In this context, the assistant minister urged local entrepreneurs, particularly Bumiputeras, to venture into farming of catfish as they were easily available and in abundance in Sarawak.
He said catfish were easy to rear and had a strong resilience to diseases.
As an incentive for entrepreneurs, Naroden said the government through its agencies would provide various assistance.
Meanwhile, most of the catfish sold in this division are from Bakong, Bekenu and Niah.
There are two species of catfish available locally - ‘keli kuning’ (yellow catfish) and ‘keli chelum’ (black catfish).
The yellow species is sold at RM16 per kg and the other RM12.
Apart from catfish farming, Naroden said, local entrepreneurs could also look into leech farming which had a huge market in Europe particularly for pharmaceutical purposes.
“However, leech farming is still not popular in the country,” he added.
Four projects for Sarawak soon: DG
Government will help farmers rehabilitate idle fish ponds
SIBU: The Fisheries Department will implement four projects in Sarawak in the near future under the National Food Safety Policy.
ENHANCING FISH AND AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY: Junaidi (second right) chairs the MPI meeting. Hazizi is on right while Azlisha on second left.
The projects identified by the department are: Rehabilitation of Idle Fish Ponds, Creation of Aquaculture Industry and Hatchery Zones, Green Earth, and Giving out Incentives.
This was disclosed by the director-general Datuk Junaidi Che Ayub when he chaired a meeting of the Industrial Dialogue Council (Majlis Perundingan Industry — MPI) here yesterday.
The meeting was also attended by the department’s director of Bio Security, Diagnostic and Quality Control Division, Ahmad Hazizi Aziz; state Marine Fisheries director, Azlisha Abdul Aziz; officers of related government departments; fishermen and industry players.
Using the projects under the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, the government will help rehabilitate idle fish ponds by giving money, equipment, fish fry, and feeds to the owners.
Aquaculture and hatchery zones will be created to increase production and fish fry.
Under the Green Earth project, rearing of catfish (ikan keli) in semi-urban and rural areas will be accorded greater priority, and those doing it will be given plastic or canvas tanks, fry, feeds and equipment.
The government will also give cash incentives to productive rearers based on the tonnage of fish or prawns harvested.
On export of fish and fish-products, particularly to countries in Europe, Junaidi said it was very important for Malaysian rearers, exporters and competent authorities to comply fully with European Union (EU) requirements in all aspects of rearing, safety, traceability and hygiene in order to avoid rejection of consignment which would cause major losses to all parties.
“All parties including middlemen should keep proper records. We must be prepared for the implementation of food traceability system worldwide one day,” said Junaidi.
He expressed sadness as regards to recent audit findings by the Health Department that no fish factory in Sarawak could meet EU standard.
He also advised fishermen and owners of fish ponds to improve their Hygiene On Board (HOB) criteria and practices in respect of design, layout, personal hygiene, hygienic ice-cubes and clean water sources to meet stringent requirements by EU countries.
“The department will conduct HOB checks on vessels and aquaculture farms in Sarawak soon,” he said.
Junaidi also disclosed that recently Australia gave consent to the department to issue Certificate of Hygiene for fish and fish-products and prawns and prawn-products, effective next month.
On export to the USA, Junaidi disclosed that recently the USFDA Seafood HACCP Inspection Mission audited six companies in Malaysia.
From Korea the department has also received a request to audit fish-processing companies in the country, including seafood company premises.
This, said Junaidi, augured well for the development of the fish export sector.
He cautioned that their high standard must be met first
