Muara Angke

Muara Angke is a fishing port located at Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan along the north coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The port is integrated with fishermen's housing and a fishing port management office owned by the DKI Jakarta government. It has modern fish market with supporting facilities for landing and auction of fishes. The port is located at the downstream of Angke River, where it meets Java Sea. Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve is also located in this area, adjacent to Muara Karang.

Muara Angke port Ikan during 1940s

Port

During 16th century the port was used by the Sultanate of Banten and the Sultanate of Demak as a strategic post to capture the port of Sunda Kelapa from the Portuguese. At present other than fishing vessels and landing facility, the port also has passenger service terminal for ship plying routes between the Thousand Islands and the mainland since 2012.[1]

Fishing village

The area is inhabited by peoples who are associated with fishing. This is a community of fishermen who sail, dry fish, squid smoke, clean shellfish etc. The community is spread over 65 hectare area. There is also a center for Traditional Fisheries Products Processing (PHPT), where various types of salted fish, pindang and smoke are produced. In addition to fish processing and drying places, there are also several shops that sell salted fish in large and retail parties. Some of the salted fish produced is sent between islands or exported. Fresh fish traders stand along the sidewalk can be seen in the area. The area is probe to flooding also.

The fishermen and workers of the fishing industry living there are reluctant to leave the kampung no matter how disorganized and chaotic the environment in the fishing village.[2] The Jakarta administration is building Muara Angke Social Housing project which will have 35 blocks of apartments to accommodate the peoples living in the area Muara Angke Social Housing project.[3]

Fish market
Muara Angke Fish market ("Pasar Ikan") during 1920s

The fish market of Muara Angke started fish auction in 1846, and its history is associated with Jakarta.[4] As one of the biggest fish auction and sale places in Indonesia, this fish market is often compared with Tsukiji Market in Japan.[5]

The fish market is revitalized and inaugurated with modern facilities as Pasar Ikan Modern (PIM) in 2018. Spreading over 4.15 hectares land, thenew fish market is a three-story building, equipped with supporting facilities, such as chilling rooms, ice storage, fish packing, banking services, health clinics, culinary tours, laboratories, mosques, parking area, electric substations and wastewater management installations.[6] The market is planned to contain 900 wet stalls, 69 dry market stalls, 18 fishing stalls, and 68 fresh fish stalls. There are two floors prepared to accommodate traders. The ground floor is for wet fish stalls while the second floor is for stalls selling dried and processed fish.[7] The market is designed to be the first fish market in Indonesia that is built in the concept of hygiene and one stop shopping for various fishery products.[8]

See also

References
  1. "City opens Muara Angke marina". July 24, 2019.
  2. "Reimagining Muara Angke's fishing kampung". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. "'New industries' to be built in Muara Angke". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. "Harapan Anies Melihat Pasar Ikan Muara Baru seperti Sydney Fish Market..." Kompas. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. "Pasar Muara Angke, Sentra Ikan Nan Lengkap di Utara Jakarta". Detik. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. "Disebut Jokowi Mirip Tsukiji, Begini Wajah Baru Pasar Ikan Muara Baru". Kompas. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. "Melihat Pasar Ikan Modern yang Kekinian di Muara Baru..." Kompas. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. "Pasar Ikan Modern Muara Baru Telah Beroperasi". Kompas. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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