Ilustrasi kolam budi daya ikan sistem bioflok. (Foto: pontas.id)
SITUBONDO — The government of Curah Cottok Village in Kapongan District, Situbondo Regency, East Java, has decided to withdraw from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) biofloc fish farming program. Village head H. Samsuri said the decision was made because the program’s implementation scheme changed from what was presented during the initial survey.
Speaking to Desa Bersuara, Samsuri said that during the initial survey, the biofloc program was described as self-managed (swakelola). But when the decree listing the beneficiary villages was issued, the scheme had changed to a contractual one, with PT Adhi Karya as the implementer.
“At the initial survey, the KKP biofloc program was self-managed, but in the end, when the decree on beneficiary villages came out, it changed to a contractual scheme with PT Adhi Karya. So we withdrew and cancelled the placement, because there were several jobs we would have had to cover at our own cost, outside the project budget, and that was too heavy for us,” Samsuri said.
Recipients Must Provide Land, Electricity and Water
The biofloc aid program is one of KKP’s flagship programs to strengthen village economies and support protein supply for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program. Throughout 2025, KKP built biofloc farming at 100 village and urban-village sites in East Java and Central Java, including three villages in Situbondo: Olean, Sumberkolak and Pokaan, as reported by KilasJatim. Pokaan is in Kapongan District, the same district as Curah Cottok.
Under the Technical Guidelines for Government Biofloc Aid for Fiscal Year 2026 (Decree of the Director General of Aquaculture No. 411 of 2025), biofloc facilities are procured through KKP’s procurement officials and delivered by a supplier. The aid package includes 4-meter-diameter round ponds in sets of 4, 6 or 8, water and aeration installations, a roof, a generator, fish seed and feed.
The same guidelines require prospective recipients to state their willingness to “prepare land (level and compact), an electricity source, a water source, along with the necessary costs”. This includes at least 900 watts of electricity, a sufficient year-round freshwater source, and operating costs during cultivation. For an 8-pond package, for example, the minimum land required is 13 by 22 meters.
Self-Managed vs Contractual
Under government procurement rules, Type IV self-management (swakelola tipe IV) allows community groups to plan, carry out and supervise the work themselves, so that funds and jobs circulate directly in the village. In a contractual scheme, by contrast, the physical work is done by an appointed supplier, with its scope set by the contract. Work outside that scope, such as preparing the land or connecting electricity, may fall to the recipient.
For villages with limited budgets, such a change in scheme can mean additional costs that were not anticipated from the start. According to Samsuri, this is what led Curah Cottok to withdraw.
Desa Bersuara welcomes clarification from KKP and PT Adhi Karya regarding the implementation scheme of the biofloc program in Situbondo.
