how to fish for tilapia

If you like fishing in natural waters such as lakes and reservoirs, then surely you often get these fish. Tilapia fish its name, has a Latin name (Oreochromis Mosambicus). This fish is rarely cultivated in the pool because it has a low economic level, although there are many sellers of fish they usually prefer to buy larger tilapia.

Tilapia fish is not too good to eat, because these fish have spines very much. If dijualpun prices are not expensive, so the hatchery pond owners prefer to maintain his other fish as a commodity.

In the fishing locations such as reservoirs and natural lakes is indeed the easiest fish to live. Because it is easy to adapt to freshwater, so the fish is able to live even de brackish waters. Tilapia fish including all fish eaters or herbivores, the main food is algae, aquatic plants, insects and worms. Tilapia fish including fish quite greedy with the food there, so the fishing is easier to catch.

Bait fishing for tilapia is moss, pellets, moth, red worms. Bait on a fishing bait in the main tilapia fish. Fishing with moss is usually a choice of fishing these fish, because fish are long in nature will eat normal food in there.

Bait and fishing techniques with moss somewhat different from other bait. We usually made of nylon fishing line, where the rope is given at least three hook, with a length of rope that is not the same. The intent was not until the rod mounted twisted with each other.

The tip of a nylon strap plus handle extension which stem from the cotton bud think - about 3 cm only, the point when it will take the moss that has been soaked in water anglers will not wet hands. The connection of the umbilical chord and a cotton bud in the connecting rod with reel - reel so it is more practical when installing the hook on the strings.

Fishing usually begins with tilapia fish collecting techniques are most effective is throwing moss to the fishing location. Fish that had gathered to make it easier when you are fishing. Happy Fishing

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about lobster and how to catch it

Lobsters are marine animals belonging to the crustaceans or shrimp - invitation, giant shrimp species are included in the family and the family Nephropidae Homaridae. Lobster is one of the marine animals that have high economic value in addition to fish products. Lobster is usually a favorite for fans of the ad marine fish dishes at the restaurant - great restaurant. Its price makes the lobster to be excellent for his captors to benefit greatly.

Lobsters also have relatives whose shape is not entirely the same as we know it. Lobster chelae is the kind that does not have claws, crayfish is also a relative of rock lobster flavor and texture but has a much different because the habitat of origin.

Lobsters live in the area of ​​marine waters, rocky, rocky and sandy. The number of rock lobster will help to hide and breed. Strategic shelter for their survival is the rock that many of the holes where they could hide in it. Almost all the waters in the world to the spread of animal habitats of this crustacean.

Lobsters in the wild, including animals that have omnivorous diet or eating everything. He eats small fish, various types of small mollusks and shrimp - small shrimp and eat algae and other marine plants. In search of food he walked in the bottom waters of the sea using legs - legs and claws to hunt with that also serves as the hands, too.

Lobsters are caught in waters by using traps. Traps are made of wood or plastic, in which there is a tunnel nets in which there is bait. With the tunnel lobster nets can enter easily but it will be hard to get out. In the English language is named lobster trap lobster pots and became mandatory equipment of the lobster. The use of lobster pots is to meneggelamkannya into the ocean floor by providing a float on it as a sign of bait on the bottom.

into the trap that is designed to be a one-way entrance only. Traps are checked daily by the fishermen and rebaited if necessary. One study showed that lobster traps are very inefficient and allows almost all the lobsters to escape. [1] However, inefficiencies also allows young lobsters to escape and breed, thus reducing the possibility of overfishing.

Catching lobsters in Indonesia are also using the same way as traps, but in some places there is also the use of poison to catch these giant prawns. The most powerful way is to inject venom into the foxhole lobster to get her drunk. Illegal arrest is still frequently found in the waters - the waters of the archipelago. Hopefully the perpetrators of environmental destruction such as this immediately change the way his arrest so that the waters of Indonesia is still beautiful of the existing environmental damage.

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Grouper fishing techniques

Grouper in Latin is a fish that has many brothers and are in the subfamily Epinephelinae, grouper actually consists of several species, but due to the general shape almost indistinguishable from the type species, especially when provoked. Differences of each species may only be of color and some patterns of the body only.

Grouper has a dark shape with spots throughout the body, they use their body spots as camouflage or deception when he was hunting his food. Grouper is a fish reef and rarely swim far, grouper fish in the waters of reef fish, octopus, crabs and lobsters. How to eat fish that are unique enough to wait for their prey approached with the right camouflage disguise. And after approaching his prey he will suck up prey with the jaws of the power of his mouth, grouper fish eat the whole food and does not tear. In the hunt for rare fish once the fish is swimming fast to catch its prey, he is just waiting for its prey closer to eat it.

For usually the grouper fishing anglers use fishing deep. Fishing means fishing in a boat and the fishing using a long string straps to attach the bait at the base of the reef. If you use a boat for fishing, the length of the strings should be enough to reach the depth of water reached the ocean floor, because at this location where he lived grouper.

Bait you can use for grouper fishing is their natural food in the waters of the ocean, usually the angler using meat baits octopus or squid - squid is cut into small - small. Another bait is fresh shrimp, grouper actually including the voracious fish in search of food, so any kind of bait the fish want. But the best grouper fishing in the squid - squid. Bait the hook mounted on a large hook with a number of 3-4 pieces in a series of strings.

Grouper fishing can be done on the outskirts of the beach, or in deep waters by boat. To find a location to fish for grouper you should look for areas that have coral reefs are quite a lot, because coral reefs are natural habitat of this fish. For those of you who do not understand the location of fishing is better to ask on the local fishermen, or anyone who knew of the existence of coral reefs.

In some areas in Indonesia were nelayang marks the location of coral reefs by creating rumpon there. In this rumpon tethered cord that can be used by anglers to moored boats. It is to be able to fish for grouper takes place before the survey, because if the location of a sandy soil in the bottom of the ocean, these fish are rare.

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Squid fishing techniques

Squid fishers are called reef squid or squid Juhi, because it is the habitat of this squid all around the shallow reefs, while the fishermen call it the popular name of squid Calamari, bigfin and Aoriika in Japanese language. This type of squid fishing among local anglers have not been so popular due to the lack of info (tips & tricks) about how / fishing techniques, bait type, bait type, bait size, when the right time, weather conditions, etc. squid habitat.

1. Squid fishing techniques:

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* Trolling prepare Capela start with size 3.5 inch - and above, if there are no jumbo size is usually the Capt.. Carry and can be borrowed. Ideally trolling done at night when at full moon. Because the squid would be easily found with a large size. Speed ​​is not the same boat when trolling with trolling fish, squid is very slow trolling speed and max. 1 knot.
* Casting prepare Capela start with size no. 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 (2.5 krn multiply the size of this size can reach a variety of sizes starting dai Baby squid, ABG, Jagger even Monster). Customize Capela with squid target that will look great and usually if Capela small squid will be unwilling / afraid ngebaham Capela (sometimes reckless jg sih yg) tp pake small Capela morbidly sj only a small squid who want ngebaham Jagger and even the monsters are also often eaten.
* It would be great Capela reply GID / phosphorus for the casting of the night, if no there is also no problem and search for Capela with deep type (with heavier tin) alias for deep water.
* Color Capela who try to take the dominant Orange, Pink, Blue n Green, Or a combination of the above colors.
* Adjust Capela with squid target that will look great and usually if Capela small squid will be unwilling / afraid ngebaham Capela (jg yg desperate sometimes there anyway). Tp pake small Capela morbidly sj only a small squid who want ngebaham Jagger and even the monsters will eat tp jd mocel sometimes takes patience and skill.
* Casting techniques squid there are 2 ways:

i. Casting Techniques: Throw away Capela pd yg designated spot (wait a min & max 5 seconds 10 seconds depending on depth) and then retrieve slowly and occasionally walk the dog with regularly.
ii. Technics Yoyo: Throw Capela pd yg designated spot (could be a distance of 1 mtr from the boat or more), then try to touch the seabed trus Capela roll a little so as not stuck and kedut2 alone (such as ngotrek / main yo-yo).

1. Tips on buying a good Capela Capela is looking for a long body with a provisional body (head of the taper, the middle wide / big and pointy tail too) ... do not pliih with body short alias buntet krn yg action is less good.
2. Type Capela divided into three types
1. Deep (to reach deep water)
2. Shallow (to reach the water medium)
3. Floating (to reach shallow water)
3. Tips to test the sharpness ruit / hook Capela is ruit flops with forefinger and thumb and then turn pelan2 when it comes to meaning the squid would mocel ga. Another thing who is the easiest way of rubbing gently with the needle position TSB.
4. Characteristics if the squid was eating the bait is the rod feels heavy, and there is resistance / interesting. Even if the squid the size of the rod will bend sharply to form the letter J or U..
5. Removing the squid from the head or held jgn Capela badanya only, as gripping and squid tentacles will be trying to bite the hand. The trick is safe and correct fitting Hold dileher, and try to overlook the mouth of the squid jgn Because we face a lot of victims already face us disemprootttt ..
6. When anchored to the casting if within 15 minutes No Strike / welcome despite changing the size and color to Capt. Capela asked to find a new location ...
7. If you want to reply casting search for the deeper reef (3 to 6 mtr) BUT with clear water conditions, the flow of loose, rocky and the like. Usually byk large size and small squid.
8. Other Tips for berthing is characterized spot when trolling gets strike and direct anchorage TSB dispot trus casting (usually dwells cumi2 other large)
9. TIPS Tacle Nyumi:

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* Rod class max 20 lbs

· Class mak Reel 2500
· Strings / mono ideal class 12 lbs max 20 lbs, with color clear / clear

1. Ideal conditions squid fishing

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* Water should be in a state of clear as if it will be difficult Capela dirty looks by the squid.
* Flow of water in a state of slack and ideally off the flow in order to get basic water Capela
* Waves should be in a state of shade
* Seabed rocky, rocky and grassy

1. The time is right for squid fishing can be done on the day and night, yet to find larger sizes are at the bright moon for the night.

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about bass fishing

Bass fishing has a fascinating history. It started in the late 18th century and continues to progress until today.

It probably was originally practiced in search for food among the people in the south of the United States. Since then, it has started gaining numerous audiences of all ages and nations. Today, countries such as Australia, Cuba, South Africa, United States and most of Europe participate in this kind of event.

Timelines

• The year 1768 or 1770 represents the birth of bass fishing sports. Onesimus Ustonson introduced his first multiplying reels to the fishing gurus and lovers. It was later developed into bait caster.

• William Shakespeare Jr. materializes the production of a level wind device and secured its patent on 1897.

• The William J. Jamison Co introduced the overly ornamented Shannon Twin Spinner in 1915 and was improved to create today’s spinner baits.

• In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted the creation of Tennessee Valley Authority and encouraged the creation and building of numerous dams. These dams were later used for culturing different varieties of bass fishes.

• Five years later, DuPont Company filed patent for nylon fishing net, this was later developed into nylon monofilament fishing line.

• The year 1992 is one of the most glorious events in the history of bass fishing. Larry Nixon, the famous fisherman in the history of bass fishing won $1 M total earnings for this sport on this year.

Bass Fish

Several fish species that are being caught in the bass fishing events are the following:

• Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede) - Largemouth Bass
• Micropterus dolomieui - Smallmouth bass
• Micropterus punctatus - Kentucky Bass

Other species of Micropterus are also caught but one that remains popular is the Largemouth bass. However, it should be emphasized that Australian Bass are different from the above North American Bass variants although most share similar features.

Perhaps, the most robust success of Bass Fishing was in the 1950s. The popularity of the game during this period is the springboard to the development of modern fishing equipments from bass boats, rods, lines, lures and various fishing gears.

Electronic gears were also incorporated among the host of equipments bass fishers used at that time. Reels of different types, which function in hauling and hoisting, were also created.

The contribution of bass fishing industry to the US economy records $50 to $70 Billion and the number continues to grow. Statistics show that the audience base of this sport is increasing and that more and more people are getting interested in it compared to tennis and golf.

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Wahoo, Ikan Pelagis Berkecepatan Supersonik

Wahoo, Acanthocybium Solandri, yang masih keluarga dekat dengan king fish merupakan spesies ikan laut yang lebih dikenal sebagian masyarakat indonesia dengan sebutan tenggiri laki, dikarenakan bentuknya yang menyerupai ikan tenggiri dengan warna tubuh abu-abu terang. Namun ikan wahoo memiliki perbedaan warna yubuh abu-abu dengan garis-garis vertikal hijau/biru di tubuhnya serta bentuk giginya yang membedakan ikan wahoo dari ikan tenggiri.

Ikan lelaki atau pasangan dari ikan tenggiri, begitu menurut kepercayaan para nelayan yang berada dipesisir barat Pulau Jawa. Daging ikan wahoo ini sulit/jarang ditemui sebagai konsumsi makan masyarakat umum, dikarenakan daging ikan wahoo ini dirasa lebih keras dan kenyal dibanding ikan tenggiri.

Habitat Wahoo

Ikan Wahoo merupakan ikan jenis pemangsa (predator) yang dihabitatnya bisa hidup berkumpul atau sendiri-sendiri diwilayah perairan tropis dan sub tropis dengan ukuran rata-rata 5-20 kg, ikan ini biasa berada ditubiran karang dan selalu berpindah tempat, bermigrasi ke tempat-tempat yang mudah dijumpai makanan untuk wahoo
yang ukuran mangsanya lebih kecil dari ukuran tubuhnya tanpa perlu mengunyahnya terlebih dahulu.
Ukuran ikan wahoo terbesar yang pernah ditangkap yakni sepanjang 250 cm dengan berat maksimum 83 kg. dengan kisaran perkembangan individual sebesar 3-4 cm perbulannya. Tingkat kedewasaan wahoo saat berusia diantara 1 dan 2 tahun, diyakini seekor ikan wahoo bisa mencapai umur 5 hingga 6 tahun.
Dengan memiliki bentuk tubuh yang aerodinamik, ikan wahoo dalam kondisi tertentu dapat melipat sirip-siripnya sehingga membentuk seperti sebuah peluru kendali untuk mengurangi faktor tahanan/resistansi didalam air agar mencapai kecepatan tertinggi. Seperti mengejar mangsa atau dalam kondisi terancam, menurut beberapa pakar atau ahli dibidang perikanan, rekor kecepatan yang pernah tercatat, seekor wahoo dapat berenang dengan kecepatan tertinggi hingga 75 km per jam !
Kadangkala saat mengejar mangsanya dengan kecepatan tinggi dari dalam air dan disaat
menerjang mangsa kecil atau yang lolos tanpa melakukan pengereman, seekor wahoo terlihat "terbang" atau loncat keluar dataran air.

Wahoo di mata mania mancing

Bagi para mania mancing, ikan wahoo dianggap bukan ikan yang aneh, namun tidak banyak ditemukan mania yang mengkhususkan untuk memancing wahoo. Untuk memancing ikan wahoo banyak tekhnik mancing yang bisa digunakan seperti umumnya trolling/tonda, ngoncer hingga jigging. hal ini dikarenakan ikan wahoo bukanlah jenis ikan yang memilih umpan.
Jika anda ingin memperoleh ikan wahoo saat memancing, pilihlah spot sekitar tubiran karang tempat biasa ikan wahoo berenang untuk mencari mangsa. Jangan mengarahkan kapal ke laut lepas karena akan sulit menemukan beberapa kawanan wahoo. Wahoo kadang berenang dalam satu grup kecil. Jika kebetulan saat mancing troling anda strike wahoo, usahakan melepas umpan kembali diarea yang sama.
Beberapa peneliti menyatakan, wahoo bukan tipikal ikan yang selalu bergerombol. Wahoo berburu mangsanya sendiri-sendiri. Namun jika ditemui kumpulan/gerombolan mangsa yang banyak, kelompok kecil wahoo akan bersama-sama mencegat dan mengejar mangsanya.
Sedikit tips yang mungkin bisa anda pakai untuk memancing ikan wahoo dengan cara trolling, gunakan metode deep-trolling, bisa dicapai dengan menggunakan downrigger menggunakan umpan plug atau lipless. Selain itu bisa juga menggunakan teknik speed trolling dengan umpan khusus trolling cepat. Hal tersebut dikarenakan ikan wahoo adalah merupakan ikan perenang cepat dan tidak memilih umpan untuk dijadikan mangsanya.
Ikan wahoo bukan merupakan ikan permukaan, namun jika wahoo melihat mangsa baik dengan kecepatan tinggi maupun rendah, maka wahoo akan berusaha naik kepermukaan air untuk melumpuhkan mangsanya berenang dengan kecepatan tinggi.

Salam Strike !!!

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Amberjack (Fam. Carangidae), Predator Yang Bergerombol

Kalau dilihat sepintas, jenis ikan yang masih family dari carangidae mirip seperti ikan kuwe- ada juga yang menyebutnya ikan kuwe batu. Amberjack, termasuk dari keluarga dari jenis ikan Jack yang lebih banyak dikenal dalam dua jenis Yakni Greater AmberJack
(Amberjack berukuran besar) dan Lesser Amberjack (amberjack berukuran lebih kecil).

Greater Amberjack (seriola dumerili), merupakan ikan jenis The Jack berukuran besar. Umumnya memiliki sirip berwarna gelap memanjang dari hidung hingga dibagian sirip depan. dengan bobot hingga mencapai sekitar 20 kg atau kurang, kerap ditemukan didaerah karang berbatu hingga kedalaman 20 hingga 75 meter dalam laut.
Lesser Amberjack (seriola fasciata), memiliki proporsi mata yang lebih besar serta badan yang lebih tipis dibandingkan dengan Greater Amberjack. Berwarna hijau olive atau hitam kecoklatan dengan warna keperakan disisi bagian samping dan biasanya memiliki warna gelap kearah bagian atas. Lesser Amberjack dewas umumnya memilik bobot dibawah 5 kilogram. Banyak ditemukan pada kedalaman 50 hingga 130 meter, lebih dalam posisinya dari pada Greater Amberjack.

Karakteristik Amberjack

Amberjack merupakan ikan pemangsa (predator) yang memakan cumi-cumi, ikan dan bahkan satwa air berkulit atau bercangkang keras. Amberjack muda bisa ditangkap pada kedalaman air 7-8 meter dekat dengan benda- benda yang mengapung. Amberjack dan selutuh familia Jack hanya ditemui diseluruh lautberiklim tropis dan subtropis dengan temperatur 18-27 derajat celcius, dengan sebanyak 140 individual species yang telah di identifikasi hingga kini. Jenis ikan ini sering berkelana bersama rombongan besar serta merupakan salah satu jenis ikan penjelajah sembari mencari mangsanya. Amberjack memiliki kisaran ukuran mulai 25 cm dengan bobot sekitar 0,5 kg sampai memiliki panjang hingga 1,80 meter dengan bobot mencapai 45 kilogram.
Amberjack merupakan ikan pelagis (seriola dumerili) dan bentopelagis (seriola fasciata) yang banyak ditemukan diseluruh perairan laut Meksiko hingga kedalaman 140 meter. Menurut laporan, panjang maksimum yang diperoleh hingga 1,5 meter, namun umumnya banyak ditemukan dengan panjang 60 cm. Perlu diketahui, rekor dunia ikan amberjack yang pernah ditangkap tahun 2004 di Perairan Meksiko dengan bobot 47 kilogram.

Amberjack di mata mania mancing

Amberjack merupakan salah satu jenis ikan target bagi para mania mancing dikarenakan kekuatannya saat menyambar umpan serta fight melawan kekuatan piranti mancing. Lokasi favorit amberjack berada di kawasan pengeboran minyak (rig) dan juga kapal karam. Umpan artifisial (buatan) untuk memancing amberjack bisa menggunakan jenis umpan jig berukuran besar. Saat jigging dengan target amberjack, usahakan agar menjaga gerakan aksi jig dengan cepat, dikarenakan amberjack tidak suka menyambar umpan (buatan) yang bergerak pelan.
Jika ingin menangkap amberjack dengan menggunakan piranti ringan (light tackle) chum terlebih dahulu disekitar kapal/perahu, hal ini dilakukan agar senar tidak terulur banyak keluar dari spool. Metode terbaik untuk memancing dikawasan rig, adalah dengan menempatkan umpan berekor dengan pancing kemudian masukkan kedalam air.
Selamat mencoba, mudah-mudahan sukses fight strike dengan amberjack.

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Lobster Air Tawar

Lobster air tawar ternyata pilih-pilih untuk berkelahi dan mungkin mengenal muka rivalnya. Hal tersebut diungkapkan para peneliti Australia yang mempelajari perilaku lobster Australia dari spesies cherax destructor.
Selama ini, lobster air tawar dikenal sebagai hewan yang suka berkelahi setiap kali bertemu satu sama lain sehingga peternak harus jeli dan hati-hati mengatur kolam pemeliharaannya. Setelah mengamati beberapa kali konflik tersebut, para peneliti memisahkan lobster-lobster yang kalah.
Masing-masing kemudian dihadapkan kepada dua kelompok lobster, lobster-lobster yang menang dan lobster-lobster baru. Lobster yang menang dibedakan dengan lobster baru dengan pewarna kuning diwajahnya.
Hasilnya, lobster-lobster yang kalah lebih menyukai lawan berkelahi yang sudah dikenalnya daripada lawan baru. Hal tersebut menunjukan bahwa lobster air tawar dapat mengenali wajah lawannya.
Bahkan, lobster juga dapat memilih lawan yang sudah dikenalnya meski dihadapkan pada dua lobster lainnya yang kembar identik. Bagi manusia, mengenali perbedaan kembar identik saja termasuk sulit kalau hanya dari melihat wajahnya saja.
"Ini menunjukkan bahwa mereka saling mengamati satu sama lain lebih dari yang kita pikirkan." kata Blair Patullo, pakar hewan dari Universitas Melbourne, Australia. Temuan ini dapat membantu para peneliti mengembangkan sistem pengenal wajah, misalnya pada robot.

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Udang Galah di Sungai Mahakam Semakin Langka

Setelah beberapa lama (mungkin sekitar 1 tahun) gak pernah mancing udang, hari ini saya kangen pengen ngerasain strike ( bahasa samarindanya jerujutan ) dari makhluq dasar air yang punya capit panjang itu.. Tapi ya itu, masa' dari jam 1 siang sampe jam 6 sore, hasil yang saya peroleh hanya 2 ekor, dan itu juga sebesar jari kelingking saya aja ukurannya.. mengenaskan memang ! dulu, sudah lama sekali, sekitar 7-10 tahun yang lalu, untuk mendapatkan udang galah berukuran 2-3 jari (bahasa sini = bidaraan) yang ada telurnya, paling 2-3 jam udah bisa naik sampai 10 ekoran, dan itu lokasi juga gak jauh dari rumah, masih didalam kota ( spot di navigasi dan pelabuhan besar samarinda ) cuman 10 -15 menit dari rumah saya udah nyampe.. eh sekarang malah jauh beda kenyataannya.. bela-belain ke tenggarong seberang (kukar) didaerah perjiwa, yang nempuh perjalanan kurang lebih satu jam.. (spot ini jauh diluar kota yang notabene jauh dari jamahan tangan-tangan rakus pelaku over fishing) eh hasilnya juga sangat minim alias gak memuaskan, yah mau gimana lagi ??? populasi atau habitat tempat udang sungai hidup di sungai mahakam sekarang sudah rusak, akibat dari leluasanya penggunaan strum dan racun yang tak bisa dicegah baik oleh pemerintah atau masyarakat sendiri. Akibat dari strum dan racun tersebut, anak-anak udang yang cikal bakal menjadi bidaraan dan udang galah tersebut juga ikut mati terkena racun maupun strum, dan para mania mancing udang pun lebih banyak keliatan manyunnya dari pada nariknya.. ya gitu deh, kalo keadaan seperti ini terus berlangsung, bukan tidak mungkin populasi udang disungai mahakam perlahan-lahan makin berkurang untuk selanjutnya punah samasekali, dan para mania udangpun akan tinggal manyun semanyun manyunnya.. he..he..he.. ayo dong pemerintah terkait, bertindaklah !!!

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