Advanced Science Letters, vol: 23,3 (2017)

Environmental management efforts at fillet fish processing industry in coastal fishing port Tegalsari Tegal—Indonesia

Wibowo T.S., Purwanto P., Yulianto B.

Abstract

Indonesia is a maritime country with a rich catch of fishery products, as it has a sea area that is quite extensive and diverse fish species. By looking at the geographical situation, the potential of natural resources Indonesia in the field of marine is large enough to be developed. Similarly, development in the field of fisheries, especially in Tegal is located on the coast of Central Java’s is growing rapidly. The Industry which is currently the most productive in Tegal is fish fillet industry and supported by the industry’s fishmeal processing to recycle solid waste. Processing of fishery products in Tegal mostly concentrated in the Coastal Fishing Port (CFP) Tegalsari. The development of fish processing business is a double impact, in addition to improve the local economy it also causes odor nuisance to the surrounding environment. The results of this study stated that the indicators of clean production in the processing of fish fillets include the formulation of the problems facing the company, the activities to be carried out, clean production principles, actions taken, and the target value indicators include efficiency, increased productivity, and waste reduction. Recommendations from the study include: (1) the need to do the training and technical assistance to employers to have an awareness of environmental management in the handling of fish waste as well, (2) The need for the establishment of institutions in environmental management, (3) The efforts of law enforcement to businesses which is not environmentally friendly, (4) Restoring and improving the quality of the region into a center for the fishing industry with more modern technology, (5) the application of cleaner production in each fishery product processing business unit. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved.

Keyword: Cleaner production; Environmental management; Fish fillets

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