Utilization of the Abandoned Pond for African Catfish Farming to Improve the Economy of the People of Northwest Hagu Village, Lhokseumawe

Pemanfaatan Kolam Terbengkalai untuk Budidaya Ikan Lele Afrika untuk Meningkatkan Ekonomi Masyarakat Desa Hagu Barat Laut, Lhokseumawe

Abstract

Northwest Hagu Village is one of the fishing villages in the Lhokseumawe City Area. In this village, there are also several ponds that are not productive (sleeping land) and only wild weeds grow throughout the pond. This community service activity  aims to provide solutions by managing ponds into productive ponds by cultivatingcatfish training fishing communities to increase the economic income of the coastal communitiesofNorthwest Haguvillage with good cultivation techniques and maintaining pond water quality so that it is not polluted. So, that good harvests are obtained and marketable and increase economic income and welfare of community partnergroups. Thisactivity stage begins with a survey of environmental conditions and equipment, designing and manufacturing floating net cages,providing technical counselling/guidance to partners and conducting a thorough evaluation of the implementation of PKMM and the results achieved.