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Minggu, 24 Juni 2012

PAMEUNGPEUK BEACH, GARUT




There was something that attracted our attention when Health and Tourism visited Santolo Beach in Pamengpeuk, Garut, West Java. Beside its exotic beach, Santolo is also a port for fishermen after they finished fish hunting in the sea. Even so, this place can also be called as Fishermen village because most of the people here work as fishermen.

In the north side near the beach entrance, there was the center of fish auction. The fishermen sold all their catches here. Some people bought the fish for their own consumption, but some other bought in large amounts for resale in Pamengpeuk and surrounding areas. The catches were mackerel, snapper, and beltfish. Like any other fish auction center, the price which was offered was lower than the price in the market. “For fresh red snapper, you can take it home for only IDR 11.000/kg”, said Asep who was one of the fish seller to Health n Tourism.

This beach turned out to provide source of life and blessing for the local people. These people would never run out fish for their consumption. There should be more exploitation for the people prosperity considering that the activities on the beach were not too crowded.

These traditional fishermen usually hunted for fish to Hindia Ocean. One of them was Jopar Sidik who has 40 years experiences in the open sea adventure to earn his family living. “I just continued what my father in fishing since I was 10. I even sail almost to Christmas Island, Australia for the longest distance.” He recalled.
In doing their actions, these traditional fishermen used motor boat. There were very few fishermen who still used sails with wind power. “This is a high-risk profession, but I do this for my wife and my children”, said Jopar, a 3-child-father.

Jopar has experienced the up and down of life during his adventure in fishing. “When I was lucky, I could take home 800 kilos of fish such as : mackerel, snapper and beltfish. But in the other side I could only get 100 kilos” added Jopar who originally comes from Garut. Because the fishermen only depended on compasss, they were often lost in the open sea. “When my friends and I sailed too far, then we definitely should be ready to deal with the wide Hindia Ocean”, Jopar said with laughter.

“The Other Side of Santolo Beach”… yes it is the other side of the beauty of this South Garut Beach, the struggle for family, to earn living. These fishermen have to risk their live in the ocean to earn their living.ES
source : Tourism and Health Magazine

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