Some of the potential land for the farming of freshwater fish
There are two potential land for the farming of freshwater fish is the potential for fish ponds as well as potential public water land. 1. fishpond The availability of water and land for fish farming is a necessity, water and land is a living medium fish and fishery resources. Place fish live media suitable for the land that has water sources. The source of water that can come from rivers, irrigation or springs. Lowlands and the highlands can be a place to fish from the availability of sufficient water for fish farming. Fish Pond can be made in the yard while for the pond or ponds can be built outside the yard. Fish culture can also be performed in rice fields as fish. The potential of fish farming land in Indonesia: 1. Lake: 1.8 million ha 2. Reservoir: 50,000 Ha 3. Land suitable for swimming and minapadi: 650.000 Ha (Kartamiharja, et al, 2007) 2. Public waters (lakes, reservoirs, rivers, irrigation channels) public waters, including lakes, swamps, reservoirs, rivers, all of which are potential for fish farming. fish farming in public waters can be done by Karamba, floating net buoyancy, as well as with hampang.
