Abstract
This study aims to analyse the impact of different fishing gear on the catch composition and volume of catch by species in Gili Sulat-Gili Lawang, Indonesia. Primary data obtained through face-to-face interviews which was conducted in four villages (i.e., Sugian, Dadap, Belanting, and Labuhan Pandan village) around Gili Sulat-Gili Lawang was used in this study. Data was collected from 85 respondents, which was divided by proportion technique and a descriptive analysis was followed to analyse the data. The results showed that, 29 species of fish were recorded in the catches. The handline showed the highest catch composition (21 species), followed by longline (19 species), gillnet (18 species), cast net (13 species), speargun (9 species), fishing rod and trolling line (7 species each), and scoop net (1 species). The heaviest fish catch was achieved with a longline (3,785.25 kg), followed by gillnet (3,272 kg), handline (2,958 kg), cast net (2,462 kg), trolling line (773 kg), spear gun (237.50 kg), fishing rod (71 kg), and scoop nets (45 kg).
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