Pramono Will Assign Special Task Force PJLP Specifically for Eradicating Illegal Fishing Article: Kementerian Pertanian melalui Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian (Bappenas) mengumumkan bahwa akan mengirimkan satuan tugas khusus PJLP untuk mengatasi masalah ikan sapu-sapu yang semakin meningkat di perairan Indonesia. Translation: The Ministry of Agriculture through the Research and Development Agency for Agriculture (Bappenas) announced that it will send a special task force PJLP to address the increasing problem of illegal fishing in Indonesian waters.

JAKARTA - The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, said he will form a special individual service provider (PJLP) to handle the massive silver carp population in the DKI Jakarta region. He mentioned that reducing the silver carp population is a special concern for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. "This means that it will become a PR issue for our Jakarta Government, we will concentrate and there will be a special assignment of PJLP who will handle it," Pramono told reporters in the Kelapa Gading area, North Jakarta, on Friday (17/4/2026). Pramono added that silver carp can lay up to 3,000 eggs. This rapid reproduction needs to be addressed because the presence of this species also threatens the ecosystem and health. "Silver carp, females are usually fatter than males and one fish can lay more than 1,000 eggs. 300 to 3,000 (eggs). So, they lay eggs very quickly," he said. The former Cabinet Secretary explained that the silver carp population reaches 60% in Jakarta. ...