Kata Peneliti Kelautan Soal Perburuan Kejam Lumba-lumba di Jepang

Jakarta - Perburuan lumba-lumba di Taiji, Jepang banyak mendapat kecaman. Peneliti pun ikut angkat bicara soal perburuan sadis ini.

Kota Taiji, di Provinsi Wakayama, Jepang sudah terkenal sebagai pusat perburuan lumba-lumba yang sadis. Pada bulan September-Maret setiap tahunnya, nelayan akan melakukan tradisi penangkapan lumba-lumba dengan cara brutal.

Hal ini menimbulkan banyak kritik kepada pemerintah Jepang. Tak terkecuali peneliti di Indonesia, seperti yang diwawancarai oleh detikTravel, Senin (4/2/2019).

"Memilukan, harusnya International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN), sebagai lembaga konservasi international menentang keras kepada pemerintah Jepang. Karena biota tersebut sudah masuk ke daftar merah Appendix I CITES," ujar Dharmadi, Badan Riset Sumber Daya Manusia Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (BRSDMKP).

Pembantaian ini juga disebut sebagai kedok tradisi. Terlihat dari mahalnya harga seekor lumba-lumba hidup yang ditawarkan kepada wahana akurium dari berbagai daerah, bahkan negara.

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Per ekornya, lumba-lumba bisa dihargai USD 150.000 atau sekitar Rp 2.097.382.500. Ini mengapa perburuan yang sudah ada dari abad ke-17 ini masih terus berlanjut.

"Luar biasa harganya. Saya kira hal ini yang mendorong perburuan dengan dalih tradisi," ujar Dharmadi.

Tonton video: Sadisnya Tradisi Lumba-lumba di Jepang yang Dikecam Banyak Pihak

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Dharmadi juga menambahkan, bahwa tradisi harusnya hanya dilakukan untuk kepentingan masyarakat lokal. Bukan industri, apalagi dalam skala besar.

"Kalau tradisi biasanya hanya untuk konsumsi masyarakat lokal," jelas Dharmadi.

Baca juga: Perburuan Kejam Lumba-lumba di Jepang Sudah Banyak Dikecam

Pemerintah Jepang sendiri memberi batasan dalam jumlah perburuan. Namun angka yang diijinkan begitu fantastis, yaitu 2000 ekor lumba-lumba yang bisa bercampur dengan spesies pesut.

"Ini yang harus ditentang, sepertinya ada orientasi bisnis. Saya menduga untuk kebutuhan di restoran sebagai hidangan dalam bentuk sashimi. Dugaan saya mungkin ini sudah international business oriented or mafia international," kata Dharmadi. (bnl/aff)