IFRDMD interviews the eel fishers in Palabuhan Ratu, West Java
IFRDMD, under the project entitled Sustainable Utilization of Anguillid Eels in the Southeast Asia Region, funded by Japan Trust Fund VI Phase 2, conducted interviews with 18 eel fishers, including two women, in Cikaso River and Cimandiri River on 18-19 May 2023. These interviews were conducted to understand the concerns of capture fishers on the sustainability of the eel fishery in Palabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
In addition, an eel collector, Mr. Larismawan, was also interviewed to obtain the problems of…