REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Extreme weather has disrupted fish export, particularly in Nizam Zachman Fisheries Port, Muara Baru, Jakarta. Indonesia usually exports 200-250 tonnes of fish per day and annual revenue from Nizam Zachman Fisheries Port reaches 160 million USD.

Directory General of Fisheries Marketing at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Saut Hutagalung, said on Saturday the access to the port was still inundated with 50-120 centimeter high of water. He predicted that the fish processing could be started in the next five days.

Flood and extreme weather has reduced fish production in Indonesia by 30-50 percent, especially in several ports in Java Island. Flood also disrupt fish distribution from market to the city.

Chairman of processing and marketing association of Indonesian fishery (AP5I), Thomas Darmawan, said flood in Jakarta did not hamper the performance of national fisheries export as export could be conducted from Surabaya and Makassar. "Nevertheless, the export from Jakarta is lower than other ports," he said on Sunday.