Fishermen's perception and participation towards management and utilization of sea cucumber in Kepulauan Seribu National Park, Indonesia

Abstract

Kepulauan Seribu National Park has sea cucumber resources that have high economic value, many people utilize sea cucumbers as a source of livelihood. This study aims to determine how fishermen view the management of sea cucumbers and as actors of their utilization in the Kepulauan Seribu National Park. The management of sea cucumbers in the Kepulauan Seribu National Park, this research analyzes the data that is carried out is the processing of sea cucumber resource data. This research was conducted in May-June 2023 in Kelapa Island Village, North Kepulauan Seribu National Park. The methods used in this research are observation and interview methods, then distributing questionnaires, with the determination of respondents using the snowball sampling method. The analysis used is using the Likert method then used to conduct a qualitative analysis of community aspirations and participation in determining commercial sea cucumber management strategies based on the results of interviews. The results show that the community still does not know and has not participated much regarding Management, Determination of fishing regulations.