For large wave fishing and strong wind is not good news. But for most fishermen in the bad weather area to squeeze is a good time to move profession, to the coal sewage.
The large waves seem to lift the coal waste deposit in the Bengkulu River and blacken the Jakat beach area located around three kilometers from the Raflesia flower floating city. Plus a strong current, the coal black waste is surrounded to the north coast of Bengkulu to the extent of 30 kilometers.
From 1982, the mining activity at the hulu of the Bengkulu river has flowed waste along the Bengkulu river until you come in the Jakat beach area. In addition to rivers, coal loading and unloading activities on Tikus island which are about nine kilometers from the coast also known to add many coal volumes in the water.
Teach coal wastes delivered by waves, become a logical option for fishermen who do not want to lose. With one half-meter mesh capital equipped with filters, they collect coal black flakes. Put it and bear it.
The collector appreciates Rp12,000 for a coal cage weighing 65-75kg. With six to eight sacks per day per person, climbing coal into an interesting profession for anyone who needs no money excluding mothers.
a coal waste conferencing collected from the beach can reach a gross weight of 100 tons per day from a total of three collectors. A number that does not play considering the area called by it is just a beach along 300 meters. He has not calculated the coal waste collection in the northern region and in the Bengkulu river stream area. And the waste collection activity on the beach has lasted about five years.
the presence of thousands tons of coal waste for many years most likely have covered most coral reefs and threatened underwater life in the region.
While the tourists are increasingly shrinking because the cannabis for baths with dirty waves the blackness. Warung-warung in the area becomes quiet.
The condition it seems to require a real action of local governments to clean pollution that occurs as it has been done simple by the coal waste collector.
Photo &text : Fanny Octavianus
