This article is part of the #PelangiDiLautan : Welfare program for smiles at sea

This program is a collaboration between several blockchain-based companies to introduce and explore sea cucumbers more broadly, improve the standard of living and welfare of fishermen, and commit to realize a better economic ecosystem.

The writings in the #PelangiDiLautan program are inspired by the experience carried out in the Saumlaki area, West Southeast Maluku. However, some characters, characters, events, locations and dialogues are fiction and are arranged dramatically to make it more interesting. If there are similarities in the names of characters, places of events or stories, it is merely a coincidence and there is no element of intent

That afternoon, Mamik Slamet (40), landed his boat at the port of the Fish Auction Place (TPI), Randuboto Village, Sidayu District, Gresik Regency, East Java. The traditional boat is 9 meters long, 2 meters wide, is used by local fishermen to look for species of sea cucumbers. Sea cucumbers are Holothuroidea invertebrates or animals that do not have a backbone, can be consumed, can even be used as medicine. Local residents called it Blonyo, has a kind of yellow color, slimy and resembles a giant maggot.

“Almost every day I look for Blonyo, except on Sundays I don’t go to sea,” said Slamet.

He told me to look for animals that can be found starting from the tidal zone to the deep sea, he must travel 10 kilometers from the mainland by boat. Slamet said to find this sea cucumber, it starting from the morning before sunrise, or at dawn around 05:00 WIB until around 12.00 WIB then returned to the mainland, passing through the Bengawan Solo river, where the Fish Auction. Within a day he claimed to be able to bring three quintal sea cucumbers from the Java Sea waters.

At the auction site, there were already wives waiting to help clean up these invertebrates before they were sold to collectors in the local area. Slamet is one of the dozens of fishermen who depend on their lives looking for sea cucumbers from the north coast sea of ​​Gresik. In addition to sea cucumbers, there are also local fishermen who are looking for fish, crabs, and shellfish. The fisherman lands his boat at the Fish Auction Place (TPI) of Randuboto Village, Sidayu District, Gresik Regency, East Java.

Located on the coast of the Java Sea, Gresik and its surroundings, including areas with an abundance of all marine products, one of which is sea cucumbers. Ivul, the wife of a local fisherman, said to look for animals which are also known as sea cucumbers, he said there is no seasonal. Every day there is always someone looking for at sea, and have never had difficulties, even during the rainy season. Because he considers, for this sea cucumber is relatively large compared to shellfish that are seasonal.

For this reason, in meeting their daily needs, fishermen who initially look for shellfish, then turn to look for sea cucumbers. Besides being easy to get and not knowing the season, the price can also be said to be stable. If sea cucumbers are small it cost  Rp.350rb / kg is valued from fishermen. For the large size can be valued Rp. 4 million / kg.

“Later, from collectors, they say they will be sent to Semarang, Gresik City, and Surabaya,” Ivul said while cleaning sea cucumber dirt one by one. To clean it, he only uses a razor blade.

The sun was rising, the fishermen one by one began to arrive. Occasionally, Ivul greets his partner who comes, then his hands again deftly take sea cucumbers from the boat by using a basin basket to be removed to the surface of the boat, so that the splitting process is easier. One by one the sea cucumbers are split, within a period of two hours, as many as 3 quintals of sea cucumber her husband’s catch has been cleaned. The next process, from the sea cucumber boat and then put in blue plastic jerry cans, then lifted to the cart to be delivered to the middleman.

In contrast to Slamet, who has worked as a fisherman for decades looking for sea cucumbers. Ivul’s husband, he said, had only been looking for sea cucumbers for about 5 years, initially, he only looked for shellfish. Over time, the presence of shellfish is increasingly difficult. Besides that, it is also seasonal. So that her husband is now more focused looking for sea cucumbers.

For the process of searching for sea cucumbers while at sea, Slamet tells, arrived at the location where many cucumbers are found under the sea. Then he threw a tool with a depth of 4 meters, the tool Local people call it a kerit, with a fabric of 18 stainless steel rods similar to a hook arranged in a row like a bent fork. After that, the tool is pulled up, do it many times. Once leaving, Slamet claimed he only needed five liters of diesel, at a cost of Rp. 30 thousand.

“One way, the average sale yield is Rp. 300 thousand, the search is half a day. “For the market, there are already accommodating themselves, he said processed into snacks in the form of crackers,” he said.

Observing where the sea cucumbers gather so that the harvest can be more abundant, fishermen work together with Ledgernow, they consider Ledgernow has an important role in the process of finding abundant harvests, helping the processing process so that the sea cucumbers produced have the best quality with modern technology to help fishermen clean up sea cucumbers more easily. For more details, click the following link https://www.ledgernow.com/

Researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences’ Oceanography Research Center (LIPI), Ratih Pangestuti explained, sea cucumbers have the potential to be developed as an anti-cancer drug. This animal is considered active as an anticancer of breast and ovarian cancer. According to him, LIPI is committed to researching and developing active ingredients from marine organisms as anti-cancer agents, and also food used to prevent cancer.

The food concept mentioned is the food component that serves to improve the condition of the body’s resistance and reduce the risk of contracting various diseases, including cancer. With AELL we can interact directly with doctors so as not to contract cancer that can damage our bodies, especially fishermen who play an important role in finding sea cucumbers in the sea. AELL can also provide medical records, so we can monitor how our own body’s health. For more about AELL, click the following link https://www.aell.co/

Temindo (Teknologi Mandiri Indonesia, PT)

TEMINDO is a company that provides business automation solutions for the integration and collaboration of companies with blockchain technology.
Website: https://www.temindo.com/

PureHeart

PureHeart is an initiative based on social activities committed to sustainable development goals with end-to-end blockchain technology so that the standard of living of Indonesians is increasing.
Website: https://pureheart.ledgernow.com

SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain)

SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain) is a blockchain solution for fast and safe collaboration for companies in the supply chain that aims to reduce operational costs, improve customer service and accelerate the delivery of goods and services to consumers.
Website: https://www.ssc.co.id/

YONK

YONK is a financial management application for SME owners (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) so that they get real time financial reports with prediction analysis features to help improve the credibility of MSMEs to finance companies (Financing Companies) using blockchain technology.
Website: https://www.yonk.io/

AELL

AELL is a solution to help manage digital medical record data integrated and integrated between hospitals and clinics so as to speed up the process of patient care, facilitate referral and protect patient data with blockchain technology.
Website: https://www.aell.co/

Global Usaha Semesta

Global Usaha Semesta is a solution in the fishing industry related to trade, transportation, agriculture and fishing production services. Serving as the core that supports the operational needs of fishermen partners / plasma in the form of support for fisheries equipment platforms, industry and financing with blockchain technology. Website https://globalusaha.com/

This article is part of the #PelangiDiLautan : Welfare program for smiles at sea

This program is a collaboration between several blockchain-based companies to introduce and explore sea cucumbers more broadly, improve the standard of living and welfare of fishermen, and commit to realize a better economic ecosystem.

The writings in the #PelangiDiLautan program are inspired by the experience carried out in the Saumlaki area, West Southeast Maluku. However, some characters, characters, events, locations and dialogues are fiction and are arranged dramatically to make it more interesting. If there are similarities in the names of characters, places of events or stories, it is merely a coincidence and there is no element of intent

Sea cucumbers are one of the export commodities from marine products that need to be developed immediately for processing. This is necessary given the high economic value in the foreign market. Some species of sea cucumbers that have important economic value include: white sea cucumbers, Holothuria scabra, sea cucumbers, Microthele nobelis, sea cucumbers pandanus, Theenota ananas, sea cucumbers dong nga, Stichopus ssp. and several other types of sea cucumbers.

Sea cucumber export destination countries mostly are Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. Dried sea cucumbers are generally processed by traditional processing,  the equipment that are still using a simple technique needs to regenerate.

The main problems that are quite critical and need attention in relation to getting good quality dried sea cucumbers are handling raw materials, cleavage / removal of draining stomach contents, occurrence of calcification on the surface of the skin, and ways of storage. With the better way of processing dried sea cucumbers, it is expected that the resulting products will be better. So that the export of dried sea cucumbers from processed products by traditional fishermen will increase and prices will get better too.

To get a good quality of dried sea cucumbers, the method of selecting and handling raw materials, the way of initial handling, the method of processing and the method of warehousing must really be considered by fishermen. Mistakes that may be unintentional or unknown can result in huge losses.

“If you carelessly process sea cucumbers, the quality can be damaged, and prices on the market can decrease”. Said Usman, one of the sea cucumber fishermen on the Pulau Seribu.

In general, dried sea cucumbers produced by traditional processing fishermen are still of poor quality, so the collectors or exporters still has to clean it by themself. The quality improvement is usually in the form of cleaning of impurities attached to the sea cucumbers and additional drying, because the sea cucumbers are still not dry enough or become wet again during storage because of their hygroscopic properties.

In catching / harvesting sea cucumbers are usually done by diving and catching it directly by hand. Some fishermen catch using spears or trident, so this method of catching can injure sea cucumbers and cause sea cucumbers to die and decay quickly. In addition, the presence of wounds will make the appearance of the final product unfavorable, which is generally disliked by buyers.

“If I catch sea cucumbers directly dive into the ocean floor, about 3-4 meters deep use breathing apparatus as well,” said Usman.

Sea cucumbers will be cultivated to be maintained in a living condition, if the living conditions of sea cucumbers are difficult to maintain up to the processing unit, for example due to the distance of the location of capture or due to other factors, then it should be immediately removed bowel contents, immediately washed clean and given salt 3 – 10% of sea ​​cucumber weight. To keep the sea cucumbers alive, it can be done by inserting sea cucumbers into a container containing clean sea water.

Discharge of stomach contents can be done on raw sea cucumbers or after boiling. The second method is easier to do, because the texture is more chewy, but it is recommended to do the first method, namely the removal of stomach contents before boiling, although it requires skills so that the cleavage / slices can be neat.

“Removal of the contents of the stomach is done by cleavage through an incision in the abdomen extends to a sufficient length. The knife used must be sharp and thin, “said Usman.

The contents of the stomach are removed and immediately washed clean on the stomach wall until it is free of blood and the rest of the contents of the stomach. The water used can be in the form of fresh water or clean sea water and if possible use running water or use water in a tub that is often replaced.

Some processing fishermen dispose of the contents of the sea cucumbers by punching holes in the end of the sea cucumber with a hole made of bamboo or wood and then the bowels are removed by pressing (squeezing) the body of the sea cucumber. This method is not good, because the contents of the stomach can not be removed completely and the rest of the stomach contents will accelerate the decay process. Besides that due to pressure (extortion) will damage the texture and appearance of the final product.

Because there are still many fishermen who process sea cucumbers with a traditional system will certainly prolong the process and even reduce the quality of sea cucumbers. Ledgernow in helping the welfare of sea cucumber fishermen provides sea cucumber processing experience with a more hygienic and practical modern technology system, which makes it easy for fishermen to sell sea cucumbers with high-quality products. Ledgernow with a blockchain system that makes it easy for sea cucumber exporters to the supplier with a sophisticated system and easy to track the shipping process to maintain the quality of sea cucumbers, using SSC that makes it easy for suppliers and fishermen to experience shipping goods more easily and practically. Click the following link to learn more about www.ssc.co.id

Temindo (Teknologi Mandiri Indonesia, PT)

TEMINDO is a company that provides business automation solutions for the integration and collaboration of companies with blockchain technology.
Website: https://www.temindo.com/

PureHeart

PureHeart is an initiative based on social activities committed to sustainable development goals with end-to-end blockchain technology so that the standard of living of Indonesians is increasing.
Website: https://pureheart.ledgernow.com

SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain)

SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain) is a blockchain solution for fast and safe collaboration for companies in the supply chain that aims to reduce operational costs, improve customer service and accelerate the delivery of goods and services to consumers.
Website: https://www.ssc.co.id/

YONK

YONK is a financial management application for SME owners (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) so that they get real time financial reports with prediction analysis features to help improve the credibility of MSMEs to finance companies (Financing Companies) using blockchain technology.
Website: https://www.yonk.io/

AELL

AELL is a solution to help manage digital medical record data integrated and integrated between hospitals and clinics so as to speed up the process of patient care, facilitate referral and protect patient data with blockchain technology.
Website: https://www.aell.co/

Global Usaha Semesta

Global Usaha Semesta is a solution in the fishing industry related to trade, transportation, agriculture and fishing production services. Serving as the core that supports the operational needs of fishermen partners / plasma in the form of support for fisheries equipment platforms, industry and financing with blockchain technology. Website https://globalusaha.com/

Artikel ini adalah bagian dari program #PelangiDiLautan : Kesejahteraan untuk senyum di laut

Program ini merupakan kolaborasi antara beberapa perusahaan berbasis blockchain untuk memperkenalkan dan mengeksplorasi teripang secara lebih luas, meningkatkan standar hidup dan kesejahteraan nelayan, serta berkomitmen untuk mewujudkan ekosistem ekonomi yang lebih baik.

Tulisan-tulisan dalam artikel #PelangiDiLautan terinspirasi oleh pengalaman yang dilakukan di daerah Saumlaki, Maluku Tenggara Barat. Namun, beberapa karakter, karakter, acara, lokasi, dan dialog adalah fiksi dan disusun secara dramatis agar lebih menarik. Jika ada kesamaan dalam nama karakter, tempat kejadian atau cerita, itu hanya kebetulan dan tidak ada unsur niat

Teripang merupakan salah satu komoditas ekspor dari hasil laut yang perlu segera dikembangkan cara pengolahannya. Hal ini diperlukan mengingat nilai ekonomisnya yang cukup tinggi di pasaran luar negeri. Beberapa spesies teripang yang mempunyai nilai ekonomis penting diantaranya: teripang putih, Holothuria scabra, teripang koro, Microthele nobelis, teripang pandan, Theenota ananas, teripang dongnga, Stichopu ssp. dan beberapa jenis teripang lainnya.

Ekspor teripang Indonesia umumnya dalam bentuk olahan kering, negara tujuan ekspor teripang biasanya adalah Hongkong, Singapura, Taiwan dan Jepang. Teripang kering umumnya diolah secara tradisional oleh nelayan pengolah tradisional dengan cara dan peralatan yang masih sederhana, sehingga produk yang dihasilkan masih perlu diperbaiki.

Masalah utama yang cukup kritis dan perlu mendapat perhatian dalam kaitannya untuk mendapatkan kualitas teripang kering yang baik adalah penanganan bahan baku, pembelahan/pembuangan isi perut pengeringan, terjadinya pengapuran di permukaan kulit, dan cara penggudangan. Dengan semakin baiknya cara pengolahan teripang kering maka diharapkan produk yang dihasilkan akan semakin baik. Sehingga ekspor teripang kering dari hasil olahan oleh nelayan tradisional akan semakin meningkat dan harga yang semakin baik pula.

Untuk mendapatkan mutu teripang kering yang baik, maka cara pemilihan dan penanganan bahan baku, cara penanganan awal, cara pengolahan dan cara penggudangan harus benar-benar diperhatikan oleh nelayan. Kesalahan yang mungkin tidak disengaja ataupun yang tidak diketahui dapat mengakibatkan kerugian yang sangat besar.

“Kalau asal-asalan mengolah teripang, kualitasnya bisa rusak, dan harga dipasaran bisa menurun”. Ujar Usman salah satu nelayan teripang di Pulau Seribu.

Pada umumnya teripang kering yang dihasilkan nelayan pengolah tradisional masih belum baik mutunya, sehingga seringkali masih harus diperbaiki mutunya oleh para pengumpul atau eksportir. Perbaikan mutu tersebut biasanya berupa pembersihan dari kotoran yang menempel pada teripang dan dilakukan pengeringan tambahan, karena teripang tersebut masih belum cukup kering atau menjadi basah kembali selama dalam penggudangan karena sifatnya yang higroskopis.

Dalam penangkapan/pemanenan teripang biasanya dilakukan dengan cara menyelam dan menangkapnya langsung dengan tangan. Sebagian nelayan melakukan penangkapan dengan menggunakan tombak atau trisula, sehingga cara penangkapan ini dapat melukai teripang dan mengakibatkan teripang mati dan cepat mengalami pembusukan. Selain itu, adanya luka akan membuat penampakan pada produk akhir tidak baik, yang umumnya tidak disukai pembeli.

“saya kalau menangkap teripang langsung menyelam ke dasar lautan, kira-kira 3-4 meter dalam nya pake alat bantu pernapasan juga” ujar Usman.

Teripang yang akan diolah diusahakan dipertahankan dalam kondisi hidup, apabila kondisi hidup teripang sulit dipertahankan sampai ke unit pengolahan, misalnya karena jauhnya lokasi penangkapan atau karena faktor lain, maka sebaiknya segera dilakukan pembuangan isi perut, segera dicuci bersih dan diberi garam 3 – 10% dari berat teripang. Untuk mempertahankan teripang tetap hidup,dapat dilakukan dengan memasukkan teripang kedalam wadah penampungan yang berisi air laut bersih.

Pembuangan isi perut dapat dilakukan pada teripang mentah atau setelah perebusan. Cara yang kedua lebih mudah dilakukan, karena teksturnya lebih kenyal, akan tetapi dianjurkan untuk melakukan cara yang pertama, yaitu pembuangan perut isi perut sebelum perebusan, walaupun memerlukan teknik dan keterampilan agar belahan/ irisan dapat rapi.

“Pengeluaran isi perut dilakukan dengan cara pembelahan melalui irisan pada bagian perutnya memanjang dengan panjang secukupnya. Pisau yang digunakan harus tajam dan tipis” kata Usman.

Isi perut dikeluarkan dan segera dicuci bersih pada bagian dinding perut sampai bebas dari darah dan sisa isi perut. Air yang digunakan dapat berupa air tawar atau air laut yang bersih dan kalau memungkinkan digunakan air mengalir atau menggunakan air dalam bak yang sering diganti.

Beberapa nelayan pengolah membuang isi perut teripang dengan cara melubangi pada bagian ujung teripang dengan alat pelubang dari bambu atau kayu dan kemudian isi perut dikeluarkan dengan cara menekan (memeras) tubuh teripang. Cara seperti ini kurang baik, karena isi perut tidak dapat dikeluarkan seluruhnya dan sisa isi perut akan mempercepat proses pembusukan. Disamping itu akibat penekanan (pemerasan) akan merusak tekstur dan penampakan produk akhir.

Karena masih banyaknya nelayan yang mengolah teripang dengan sistem traditional tentunya akan memperlama proses dan bahkan mengurangi kualitas teripangnya. Ledgernow dalam membantu kesejahteraan nelayan teripang memberikan pengalaman pengolahan teripang dengan sistem teknologi modern yang lebih higienis dan praktis, yang memudahkan nelayan dalam menjual teripang dengan kualitas produk yang tinggi. Ledgernow dengan sistem blockchain yang memberikan kemudahan eksportir teripang kepada supplier dengan sistem yang canggih dan mudah untuk dilacak proses pengirimannya untuk tetap terjaga kualitas kualitasnya, dengan menggunakan SSC yang memberikan kemudahan bagi supplier dan nelayan untuk pengalaman pengiriman barang yang semakin mudah dan praktis. Klik link berikut untuk mempelajari lebih lanjut www.ssc.co.id

#PelangiDiLautan : Kesejahteraan Untuk Senyum Di Laut

Program ini merupakan kerjasama dari beberapa perusahaan berbasis blockchain di Indonesia untuk memperkenalkan dan mengeksplorasi teripang secara lebih luas, meningkatkan standar hidup dan kesejahteraan nelayan, serta berkomitmen untuk mewujudkan ekosistem ekonomi yang lebih baik.

Beberapa perusahaan yang terlibat adalah:

Temindo (Teknologi Mandiri Indonesia, PT)

TEMINDO adalah perusahaan yang memberikan solusi otomasi bisnis untuk integrasi dan kolaborasi perusahaan-perusahaan dengan teknologi blockchain.
Website: https://www.temindo.com

PureHeart

PureHeart adalah inisiatif yang berbasis kegiatan sosial yang berkomitmen kepada tujuan pembangunan yang berkelanjutan (sustainable development goals) dengan teknologi blockchain secara menyeluruh (end-to-end) sehingga taraf hidup masyarakat Indoensia semakin meningkat.
Website: https://pureheart.ledgernow.com

SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain)

SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain) adalah solusi blockchain untuk kolaborasi cepat dan aman bagi perusahaan-perusahaan dalam rantai pasok (supply chain) yang bertujuan untuk mengurangi biaya operasional, meningkatkan pelayanan konsumen dan mempercepat pengiriman barang dan jasa ke konsumen.
Website: https://www.ssc.co.id

YONK

YONK adalah sebuah aplikasi pengelolaan keuangan untuk pemilik UMKM (Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah) sehingga mereka mendapakan laporan keuangan yang real time dengan fitur predicition analysis untuk membantu meningkatkan kredibilitas UMKM kepada perusahaan pembiayaan (Financing Companies) menggunakan teknologi blockchain.
Website: https://www.yonk.io

AELL

AELL adalah solusi untuk membantu pengelolaan data rekam medis secara digital dan terintegrasi antar rumah sakit dan klinik sehingga mempercepat proses pelayanan pasien, mempermudah rujukan dan melindungi data pasien dengan teknologi blockchain.
Website: https://www.aell.co

Global Usaha Semesta

Global Usaha Semesta adalah solusi dalam industri perikanan yang terkait dengan perdagangan, transportasi, pertanian dan jasa produksi perikanan. Berfungsi sebagai inti yang mendukung kebutuhan operasional mitra nelayan / plasma dalam bentuk dukungan untuk platform peralatan perikanan, industri dan pembiayaan dengan teknologi blockchain. Situs web https://globalusaha.com/