Abstract
As the Seram Laut Island (SLI) community relies on coral fish resources, changes in coral fish populations will impact their income and nutritional needs. This research aimed to investigate the SLI ecosystem's status using risk score indicators and the management implications for the sustainability of the coral fish fishery ecosystem. This research used the tier 2 approach semiquantitative ecosystem-based fishery assessment (EBFA) method based on a risk score of 0 to 3, with four objectives: sustainability, habitat, biodiversity, and socio-economy. Several high-risk scores in the red zone were found in the fishing efforts indicator of Lethrinus obsoletus, Siganus canaliculatus, and Cephalopolis miniata, catch per unit effort (cpue) indicator of S. canaliculatus, maturity proportion, and fishing gear impact of L. obsoletus and S. canaliculatus and habitat quality indicator of S. canaliculatus. Coral fish's species risk index (SRI) ranged from 1.28 to 1.64 (yellow zone), with L. obsoletus having the highest SRI. The coastal of SLI's ecosystem risk index was in the limited range (yellow zone). For ecosystem sustainability, proper management should be developed with a focus on the indicators in the high-risk state (red zone) by spatial planning for coral and habitat conservation, as well as policies based on local wisdom.
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