EXPLOITATION RATE BEFORE AND AFTER MORATORIUM IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREA 714, 715, AND 716 FISHERMEN FISHING GROUND IN BITUNG, NORTH SULAWESI OF INDONESIA

Abstract

Indonesia’s Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 57 of 2014 concerning the second amendment to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 30 of 2012 concerning Catch Fisheries Business in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia fisheries management, stated Ministerial Regulation article 37 regarding transshipment is abolished. The abolition affected fishing vessels. It reduced fishing vessels operating in the fisheries management area. Therefore, it reduced pressure on fish resources, especially Cakalang fish in the fishing ground. The formulation of the problem in this research was: what is the exploitation rate of Cakalang fish (Katsuwonus pelamis) on FMA 714, 715, and 716 before and after the moratorium. The purpose of this study was to examine the exploitation rate of Cakalang fish (Katsuwonus pelamis) on FMA 714, 715 and 716 before and after the moratorium. Primary data pre-moratorium collection was conducted in 2013. Post moratorium primary data collection was conducted in 2018. The data were analyzed utilizing the FISAT II windows version. Research result exhibited the following result: FMA 714 exhibited E = 0.63 before the moratorium and E = 0.54 after the moratorium. FMA 715 exhibited E = 0.69 before the moratorium and E = 0.57 after the moratorium. FMA 716 exhibited E = 0.60 before the moratorium and E = 0.54 before the moratorium.

Keywords

• Fisheries management area
• Cakalang fish
• FISAT II