To support the development of shrimp exports more comprehensively.

 Shrimp commodities have long been one of the mainstays of exports for Indonesia from the marine and fisheries sector. The commodities included in the crustacean group are in great demand by countries such as the United States, especially the east coast of the country. In 2018 alone, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) sets a target to export shrimp up to USD 5 billion. To support the development of more comprehensive shrimp exports, KKP continues to carry out various efforts, including boosting shrimp production of various types. One of them is vaname, the prima donna of the owners of shrimp farming centers in Indonesia. KKP Marine and Fisheries Research and Human Resources Agency (BRSDM KP) at the end of 2018 developed technology for ultra intensive vaname cultivation. The technology, named Microbubble, is a new mainstay for national aquaculture production to overcome the obstacles that usually arise. Head of BRSDM KP, Sjarief Widjaja, said that the usual obstacles faced by shrimp farmers include high electricity costs, large capital for pond scale, poorly managed waste, disease attacks, and decreased carrying capacity. "The most frequently felt by shrimp farmers, especially those who are small scale such as households, shrimp farming until now still has not had an economic impact on them. The problem must be solved together, Shrimp commodities have long been one of the mainstays of exports for Indonesia from the marine and fisheries sector. The commodities included in the crustacean group are in great demand by countries such as the United States, especially the east coast of the country. In 2018 alone, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) sets a target to export shrimp up to USD 5 billion. To support the development of more comprehensive shrimp exports, KKP continues to carry out various efforts, including boosting shrimp production of various types. One of them is vaname, the prima donna of the owners of shrimp farming centers in Indonesia. KKP Marine and Fisheries Research and Human Resources Agency (BRSDM KP) at the end of 2018 developed technology for ultra intensive vaname cultivation. The technology, named Microbubble, is a new mainstay for national aquaculture production to overcome the obstacles that usually arise. Head of BRSDM KP, Sjarief Widjaja, said that the usual obstacles faced by shrimp farmers include high electricity costs, large capital for pond scale, poorly managed waste, disease attacks, and decreased carrying capacity. "The most frequently felt by shrimp farmers, especially those who are small scale such as households, shrimp farming until now still has not had an economic impact on them. "The problem must be solved together," he said last week in Jakarta. read: After Tuna, Sustainable Fisheries Driven for Shrimp Commodities, Like What? Udang Shrimp harvest. KKP offers a microbubble and RAS technology duet to increase the productivity of shrimp farming. Photo: news.kkp.go.id/Mongabay Indonesia  According to Sjarief, small farmers are still inferior to large capital shrimp farmers. There are also limitations on shrimp farming that are still dependent on land, given the location is still far from the source of sea water or brackish. So that it requires an environmentally friendly and sustainable aquaculture technology, one of which is microbubble with the integration of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) technology. This combination of technologies can be applied to vaname shrimp cultivation. "Environmentally friendly and sustainable, that's the key," he said. Microbubble and RAS technology, according to Sjarief, can be developed on land with a density of more than 1000 birds per cubic meter or ultra intensive and can produce better shrimp production and more results. This achievement defeats the highest achievement before for shrimp farming, namely supra-intensive cultivation. "So, before that the maximum could only be able with a density of 400 birds per cubic meter," he explained. The two microbubble and RAS technologies also have the advantage of not needing water replacement, no fishery waste disposed to the environment, and can be applied in the middle of the city far from sea water sources, because the management of aquaculture media is carried out sustainably. Another advantage is that the cultivation process does not require more penyiponan, namely the process of disposal of waste food waste and shrimp feces. Instead, solid waste in this system will be captured on physical filters and will be used for fertilizer crops. With all these advantages, Sjarief assured all farmers, both large-scale cultivators and industries, especially small-scale farmers to implement them because they are believed to boost income.