Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta (English Version)

Monday, 31 August 2015
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Exposure to Port Sadeng and

Beaches in Gunungkidul

On Friday – Sunday, August 28 to 30 2015

On Friday, August 28, 2015 was a day that be awaited by the participants of ocean economy training program, why? Because they will go to Sadeng Gunungkidul for an exposure. They were Yohana Kahi Leba, Dhany AA Umbu Tunggu, Abisag Ndapatara and Fransiska Evawati, accompanied by Trustha Rembaka and Stenly R. Bontinge.

The trip to Sadeng took about two hours from Yogyakarta to the southeast of Gunungkidul. The winding roads following the contour of hilly Gunungkidul were the exotic appeal of this region. Gunungkidul in August was dominated by natural brown color as the ground dries off and plants are withered. We found some limestone hills were excavated, truncated, split and they became a pockmark on Gunungkidul earth surface. The trip ended after entering the steep slope, that was formerly the ancient Bengawan Solo river banks. The waving green leaves from dozens of palm trees greeted us in port Sadeng area.

At the UPTD office of port Sadeng, Mr. Soleman and Mr. Sunardi welcame us warmly. After introducing and explaining the objectives of the activity, we walked around the port Sadeng with Mr. Sunardi. He explained the buildings in the port area, such as office buildings, docks, fish auction place (TPI), employees rooms and guests house, warehouses and docks workshop. He also shew the activity in the port, like the process of loading and unloading the fish, fish auction, buying and selling fish, preparing boat to sail and recreation. He also told about people who lives in port Sadeng.

Participants did activities based on their interests to explore the 'life' of port Sadeng. The activities in port Sadeng started early in the morning, preparing boat logistics for fishing, cleaning the floor for fish auctions while boat crew started to prepare nets and rigging. In another area, traders set up stalls for selling fish, other traders prepared their stuff for sale in their kiosk, such as food and beverages. Dozens of ships with various sizes moored in the port pool. They belong to Polairud patrol boats, Indonesian navy and fishing boats of . Also, there was a shipwreck submerged in one corner of the port pool.

Fisherman's life is a combination of a high risk, hard life and togetherness. They must break the high waves and sharp coral ledge, they must live at the sea for several days to fish under the scorching sun and cold sea air cover at night. But beyond that, the fisherman's life illustrates a power of togetherness among fishermen and port workers. Setting up nets, rolling ropes and preparing the logistics for fishing were done together. When anchored, the process of unloading fish and repairing ship could not be separated from the cooperation among them.

On Saturday afternoon the participants left port Sadeng to Joglo Karangjati with a bunch of unrevealed questions. Joglo Karangjati was the next 'home-base' to rest and prepare notes of group activities. Exposure was continued on Sunday morning, we walked along the beach of Trenggole – Watulawang – Pok Tunggal, the favourite beaches in Gunungkidul. Formerly, these three beaches were separated each other, but they now can be reached by walking along the beach and cliffs.

Unfortunately, some parts of the cliffs and sea pandanus plants were cut down for small path and tourist spots development. In some parts of the cliff, vandalism done by visitors may be traced. It is an irony that while enjoying the beauty of nature, they destroy nature.

Sundak, Ngandong and Sadranan beaches became our next target. Snorkling is the favourite activity in Sadranan beach. Dozens of stalls provide goggles for tourists to rent. It becomes additional income for local residents, but on the other side, the crowd of the tourists could affect the conservation of underwater nature at Sadranan beach.

Travelling back to Yogyakarta, we passed South Roadway (JJLS), that in some parts are being constructed and this roadway is expected to improve the local economy in the south of Yogyakarta. (TRU).

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Monday, 31 August 2015
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Let's Go To Baros!

Exposure at Baros village

Marine Economic Training Program

Baros is a small village located on the southern coast of Yogyakarta, in Kretek district, Bantul Regency. Not many people in Yogyakarta, especially youth, know the charm of Baros village. Perhaps, people know Baros as a village located in agricultural area producing red onion. Why is the article entitled: Let's Learn To Baros? What kind of charm does the village have? It is not a spectacular charm, nor the world-class natural beauty. But Baros village could catch public’s attention, because its mangrove conservation area. It is actually the main attention from various environmental activists, both students and public, either in regional and international scope.

What can we learn there? We can learn a formation of an ecosystem consisting of mangrove conservation and its benefits for Baros residents. Mangrove, for them is a shield for their farmland. Why? Because their farmland is located in the southern coast of Yogyakarta. Mangrove which grows in that area is used to filter salt-contained air carried by the wind. Besides that, mangrove is expected to prevent abrasion and binder silt that bring out new land around the mangrove. The growth of mangrove will be followed by the birth of new habitat surroundings, such as the breeding of brackish water fish, crabs, birds, and snakes. The growth of a new habitat means new life to avoid extinction. Local residents can get benefits of breeding fish and crab as their additional nutrition and incomes.

It started in 2003, the mangroves were planted around the coast of Baros village, then, the KP2B (Baros Youth Family) has received a mandate to keep the mangrove until now. It has been 15 years since they were planted in Baros, and now local people and visitors having the same vision about enviroment can enjoy the mangrove forests. This is the reason why Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta initiated a training on maritime economy, with theme: Something with Indonesian Ocean. During the training, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta sent trainees to plunge into reality and make analysis related to Baros, on August 28 – 30, 2015. They were Celsius Immanuel Malailo (APMD), Yoel Yoga Dwianto (STAK Marturia), and Yakoba Ratundima (STT Terpadu, Waingapu).

The participants learned many things during their observation from 28 – 30 August 2015, related to local problems, how pioneering an environmental movement, an ecosystem formation from the conservation of mangrove forests to socio-economic impacts for Baros residents. To all students and environment activists who are interested in nature conservation especially on marine and coastal area, let’s go to Baros and learn environment there. (PIAF)

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Monday, 31 August 2015
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Exposure Muncar:

Economic Potency and Its Challenge

The exposure to Muncar is one of a series of ocean economy training in 2015. Formerly, Muncar was well known as a fishery industrial centre and the largest fish production in Java. One of many impacts which consequently gets is a threat of waste accumulation, year by year. It is one reason to take a look closer to the condition at Muncar and to observe marine potency and learn its management.

Four participants joining this exposure are Nova Yulanda P. Sipahutar (a post-graduated student of communication UGM), Nikson Retang (a student at Livestock Academy of Waingapu, Sumba), Ana Ndawi Ngana (an English Education student of University of Sarjanawiyasta Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta), and Christian Apri Wijaya (Communication student of UGM).

On Thursday, August 27, 2015, we departed from Lempuyangan railways station. The curiosity about Banyuwangi and Muncar makes many questions in our mind along the trip. Fourteen hours journey does not make us bored because many exotic views of East Java land and the comfortable trains were able to treat us well and to keep us happy.

The first activity was having discussion with Mr. Yulis, the chairman of Javanese Christian Church in East Part (GKJW) Muncar, a branch of GKJW Banyuwangi. He shared about the condition and dynamics of life at Muncar. When the fish is abundantly caught, life will be improved, consumption is increasing and many luxury goods are purchased. However it is so common when the fish is rarely caught even drop, people at Muncar sell their furniture to afford their daily needs.

After having discussion with Mr. Yulis, the group visited fish processing factory. There was no photo inside the factory because it is prohibited to take pictures there. In the factory we learned the complexity of fish processing. There were some cleaning equipments, packing machine and the packaging which is designed modern and hygienic. Most fish processing was done by women, while the seasoning process and canning fish were done by machines. It took less one day from fish process until canning process. The factory produces 5.000 cans a day. The products were exported to Africa. When the fish caught is decreasing, the fish should be imported from Thailand and Philippines.

On Friday afternoon, we visited NGO ‘Satu Hati’ accompanied by Satu Hati activists, Mas Kiki and Mas Jalil. Actually ‘Satu Hati’ focuses its work not on marine studies but on education and environment. The education division organizes learning course and library. While environmental division works on people lifestyle and resources conservation in Muncar. It is commonly related to waste. Waste produced by coastal factories poluted waters and sea, so, ‘Satu Hati’ working is indirectly related to ocean. In many cases potency is not always profitable, even its impact is often not beneficial for the environment. ‘Satu Hati’ empowers community to see that changes have been occured in rivers, soil and air.

On Saturday morning, we visited a welding shop in Muncar port. Pak Jimat is one of two owners of workshop having a lathe machine in Muncar. The condition of the workshop is absolutely old with oil-coated everywhere. We hoped that the government will have a program to renew it somedays.

Sharing session with Rev. Soni Saksono Putro gave an idea to arrange a such training for church youth related to Muncar port. One of congregation members working in AIDS Commission told us the practice of commercial sex workers from ship to ship. They actually need assistance and guidance. It is a fact to be learnt and a valuable input when we saw the potency and problem of ocean.

Some other works of the marine potency done by members of GKJW Banyuwangi are cooking black squid fried-rice, having palm sugar home industry, planting coconut in the sea shore, running boat leasing for tours, celebration on maritime tradition, and floating karamba. Welcome the upcoming opportunities from marine potency. (YDA).

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Monday, 31 August 2015
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A Hegemony of Tourism

in Paradise Island

A short experience to feel the marine life

at Karimunjawa

Going to Karimunjawa is the desire of many people because this island has a fabulous natural charm. The islands are primping so it is challenging tourists to set their foot there. The high enthusiasm of tourists are seen since from port of Jepara. There is no question where they will go because the only answer is Karimunjawa.

The magnet of tourism at Karimunjawa has been strengthening in the past eight years. Formerly, the promotion is done orally. Now, tourists are pampered with various types of tour packages. They just click, send money and enjoy the trip.

Supporting Facilities

The access to go the island is quite easy, there are two options, using a fast motor boat for two hours travel time or by ferry for five hours travel time. After setting foot on the island, tourists usually meet their tour guide who will guide them to an inn, but, sometimes one or two travelers prefers to be 'backpackers' tourists.

There are many homestays on both sides of the road, even most houses in Karimunjawa are converted into homestay, competing with investor-owned luxury hotel. Each hotel or homestay has its own segment based on tourists’ wallet. By staying at local people’s house, tourists will feel the genuine life of local people, and they will find real experience interacting with local wisdom and even face basic problem. Please never ask the facility differences between local house and homestay or hotel’s facility. Local houses convey the real life like being a beach boy who loves peace, bathing in open location near the springs, and enjoying the beach from toilet without door.

Another side

A profession as a tour guide becomes a key actor of Karimunjawa tourism. They work on mutual trust to maintain the prestige of partners, employers and Karimunjawa itself for the sake of tourism. Their work has not been specialized yet compared with tour guides in Yogyakarta or Bali. Tourist guide of Karimunjawa is required to work as friendly as steward, as strong as guard, and even like a servant. It can be seen in their mixed works such as providing food (grilling fish) for tourists, washing tableware and snorkling kits and giving first aid to injured tourists.

Karimunjawa tourism is supported by many stakeholders. Communities participate to run tourism, in collaboration with the government and investors (domestic and foreign). Slowly, economic condition is growing but it has not been evenly distributed yet.

Behind its existing sparkling tourism, covered by hegemony of laughter, jokes and romance of tourists, many things are found as homework for all stake holders, such as the availability of electrical energy for the local people, fresh water, education facility, sanitation and nightlife commercial sex that need to be solved. (SRB)

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Monday, 24 August 2015
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‘Farming to Fishery Work’

Let’s See Our Sea Again!

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Marine Economy Program of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta was performed in a series of activity, such as discussions, one-day training, exposures and presentation. This process is expected to bring students who become participants gain a complete understanding about oceanic economy. A training held on Saturday, August 22, 2015 in hall of CD Bethesda, Yogyakarta, was participated by twenty-six students from various campus and place of origin. It presented several speakers, one of them is from the Department of Fisheries and Marine of Yogyakarta.

Indah Theresia, a team member of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta delivered introduction of Stube-HEMAT, especially the motto of Stube-HEMAT, namely Life, Efficient, Self-Supported, Analytical and Perseverance. Then, the participants reviewed the motto and wrote a personal reflection related to it.

Trustha Rembaka, S.Th, the coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta, explained the program, process and goal. He revealed the program motives,of which Indonesian territory is mostly ocean, but the potencies have not been optimally managed for the sake of society welfare. From this case, Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta motivated and gave students opportunity to look and re-think the ocean with all potencies and existing problems through direct interaction with marine life and all stake holders. After participating this program, participants will learn and see the potencies of Indonesian ocean. They are expected to find a breakthrough or new findings for marine economic growth in various regions in Indonesia, especially the origin place where they come from.

Dwiyanto, from the Department of Fisheries and Marine of Yogyakarta talked further the potencies and problems on Indonesian Maritime. He said that the President’s idea to make Indonesia to become the world's maritime axis is a smart and brilliant one for Indonesia. It means that Indonesia may show the marine potency in international level. Moreover, the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, wrote a vision and mission concept of Yogyakarta, in year 2012 – 2017) that, "... then, focusing the economic growth from the northern coast to the southern coast region, with the development of small industries dan agribusiness cluster in the countryside, as well as the marine industry, fisheries and maritime tourism at the coastal area, which are supported by the infrastructure of south to south road, into the strategic choices that have to be realized. "It confirms that Yogyakarta starts to build a new civilization, from farming to maritime.

Dwiyanto also described a potential maritime-based activities, such as fisheries, aquaculture, fishery processing industry, biotechnology industry, marine and coastal tourism, mining and energy, marine transportation, industrial and maritime services and small islands. The problems of marine economy actually involve three parts; first, high cost port construction, ship purchase and research activities; second, maritime culture is not owned by the majority of Indonesian people; third, the illegal fishing done by other countries in Indonesia waters.

Students also learned Social Analysis, in order to have skills of observation, mapping a holistic situation and how to make responses. This session was presented by Vicky Tri Samekto, a team member of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta. In field study, the participants were divided into three groups of exposure. Group one went to Muncar, Banyuwangi, East Java (August 27 – 30, 2015), while group two exposed Sadeng and beaches in Gunungkidul, and group three went to Baros village, a mangrove area, Bantul (August 28 – 30, 2015).

Well, let’s enjoy the adventure! Light a spirit of maritime love! (TRU).