REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KARAWANG - Department of Fisheries and Marine Affairs in West Java will ban catfish from Malaysia. The fish is allegedly feed by waste so it is not safe for human consumption.

The catfish is entering Indonesia through Batam and so far no report says the catfish has entered West Java. The Head of Fisheries and Marine Affairs Department in West Java, Ahmad Hadadi, said the department would not issue the permit for Malaysian catfish.

Afraid the catfish entering the market illegally, he said that the department would watch attentively. The catfish also threatens local farmers since the price of imported catfish is cheaper than the local, 9,000 IDR per kilogram for Malaysian catfish and 13,000 IDR per kilogram for local. 

He said that almost every district in West Java has a potency to breed catfish. With such potency, local farmers can produce up to 120,000 tonnes catfish per year. "It is enough to fulfill local demand," he said.

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