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Abstract
Milkfish (Chanos Chanos Forsskal) is a popular food fish in Southeast
Asia, milkfish has a long body, slender, solid, flat, and oval, like a torpedo. Fish,
including fish species eurihalin, so the fish can be found in freshwater, brackish
water and seawater. During the period of its development, like the fish live in
brackish water or river estuaries, as an adult fish return to sea to breed. This study
aims to determine the fish farming techniques in Demak Regency, know the
techniques of treatment ponds are often exposed to rob or sinking tide, knowing
the post-harvest fish handling and marketing. This research was conducted by
following the direct method of milkfish aquaculture activities in Demak Regency,
also conducted interviews with the farmers to dig deeper. For purposes of
comparison and complementary in solving the problem, obtained from literature
searches. Fish cultivation in Demak Regency generally still done traditionally by
simply relying on the natural course of feeding so that optimal results are not yet
able to make ends meet, so that fish farming is just as a sideline only. To cope
with the condition of ponds are often exposed to rob the farmers put up during a
waring to rob the fish do not escape into the sea. Need for intensive counseling to
farmers to enable them to manage better the fish ponds that provide a more
optimal for dijadika source of livelihood for them.
Key words: fish, aquaculture, fish farmers, Demak Regency
Asia, milkfish has a long body, slender, solid, flat, and oval, like a torpedo. Fish,
including fish species eurihalin, so the fish can be found in freshwater, brackish
water and seawater. During the period of its development, like the fish live in
brackish water or river estuaries, as an adult fish return to sea to breed. This study
aims to determine the fish farming techniques in Demak Regency, know the
techniques of treatment ponds are often exposed to rob or sinking tide, knowing
the post-harvest fish handling and marketing. This research was conducted by
following the direct method of milkfish aquaculture activities in Demak Regency,
also conducted interviews with the farmers to dig deeper. For purposes of
comparison and complementary in solving the problem, obtained from literature
searches. Fish cultivation in Demak Regency generally still done traditionally by
simply relying on the natural course of feeding so that optimal results are not yet
able to make ends meet, so that fish farming is just as a sideline only. To cope
with the condition of ponds are often exposed to rob the farmers put up during a
waring to rob the fish do not escape into the sea. Need for intensive counseling to
farmers to enable them to manage better the fish ponds that provide a more
optimal for dijadika source of livelihood for them.
Key words: fish, aquaculture, fish farmers, Demak Regency