Fifteen Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih in Banten: What Is Verified on Locations, Policy and Outcomes as of 14 October 2026

Banten says 15 coastal villages are now covered by the 2026 Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih (KNMP) programme. But as of 14 October 2026, the authoritative records reviewed by The Banten Post name only Cikiruhwetan in Pandeglang as a confirmed site; they do not publish a complete official list of all 15 locations or a province-wide outcome report.

Short answer: KNMP is a national coastal-development policy built around an integrated fishing economy, from landing and cold storage to processing, fuel and marketing. In Banten, the clearest measurable evidence so far is at Cikiruhwetan: new or upgraded facilities, a reported price-stabilisation experience from a fishermen group, and aid of 16 chest freezers, three processing-equipment packages and 128 cool boxes for 32 recipient groups.

What is the Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih policy?

KNMP is designed to turn a fishing settlement into an integrated business ecosystem rather than leave fishers dependent on fragmented services. The national policy identifies facilities such as ice plants, frozen warehouses, fish-landing centres, boat workshops, fuel points, supply kiosks and culinary or processing areas. The stated goals are higher productivity, better quality and longer shelf life, more jobs, stronger bargaining power and wider economic benefits in coastal communities.

The State Secretariat reported that construction of the first 65 KNMP locations was 100 percent complete at the end of April 2026. It also cited the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries’ operational task force, established under Ministerial Decree No. 20 of 2026, to move sites from construction into functioning operations. That national completion figure must not be read as proof that all 15 Banten locations had reached the same stage.

Which Banten locations are verified?

Cikiruhwetan, Cikeusik, Pandeglang: This is the location named consistently in the Banten Fisheries Office, Banten provincial government and national government records. The State Secretariat’s list of 65 first-phase sites includes Cikiruhwetan. A September 2026 provincial report describes its cold storage, ice plant, boat workshop, fishermen’s fuel station and supply kiosks.
Other sites: The Banten provincial government said the programme had expanded to 15 coastal villages, but the statement did not identify the other 14. Pandeglang officials separately proposed Carita, Panimbang and two locations in Sumur; Antara reported in July that verification and a possible designation process were under way, but the district had not received the KKP designation letter.
Lebak proposals: Lebak officials proposed Muara Binuangeun, Bayah Barat, Cirendeu, Sawarna and Dharmasari, with one site expected to be selected. Antara’s April report said the district was still waiting for the KKP decision. These proposals therefore cannot be counted as final KNMP locations without a later primary confirmation.

This is the key location finding: “15 villages” is a verified provincial programme count, not a publicly verified 15-name register. The KKP digital map reviewed for this article is a training and clustering map showing 137 points nationally, not a published Banten designation list, so it does not close the gap.

What outcomes can be measured in Banten?

The strongest current numbers come from Cikiruhwetan and Pandeglang. On 29 September, KKP handed 16 chest freezers, three packages of fish-processing equipment and 128 cool boxes to 32 recipient groups. Those inputs are measurable and directly connected to the cold-chain objective: preserving fish from landing through processing and sale.

A provincial account quoted Rimo, head of the Damarjati joint business group, saying the fish auction area was cleaner and more modern and that prices had become more stable after the intervention. This is an important reported community experience, but it is not yet a statistically reported price series, income survey or before-and-after evaluation. The same report quoted a Panimbang fish-processing group that received a renovated processing facility last year and a chest freezer this year.

Officials also say Banten has 133 fishing villages across 33 subdistricts. That figure explains why the 15-site programme matters politically: it is a targeted intervention, not coverage of every fishing community. The policy promise is to raise value added and resilience by reducing spoilage and improving access to services, but the public evidence currently measures facilities and assistance more clearly than income, catch value or employment.

What remains unclear about the 15 sites?

The complete names, villages, coordinates and district-by-district allocation of all 15 Banten sites have not been published in the authoritative records reviewed.
There is no publicly available Banten-wide baseline showing fishermen’s income, fish prices, production, spoilage, jobs or cooperative turnover before the programme.
Construction, handover, operational readiness and sustained commercial operation are different milestones. The June KKP coordination note refers to progress and follow-up, but gives no site-by-site completion table.
It remains unclear which facilities are permanently operating, who manages each asset, and whether all sites are run through a Koperasi Desa/Kelurahan Merah Putih.

What should readers watch next?

The most useful accountability test is a public Banten register that names every site and states its status. It should be paired with comparable quarterly indicators: fish handled, cold-storage use, average selling price, spoilage rates, fisher income, jobs and cooperative revenue. Until those records are released, the defensible conclusion is narrower: Banten has a documented 15-village policy rollout, one clearly named and nationally listed site in Cikiruhwetan, and early equipment and user testimony that show promise—but not yet proof of province-wide economic transformation.