Pemanfaatan Teripang di Kabupaten Kaimana Provinsi Papua Barat

Abstract

<strong>The Utilization of Sea Cucumber in Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province.</strong>Sea cucumbers are one of marine commodities that are traded at local, national and international scale. Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province is one of the sea cucumber producers in Indonesia. The exploitation of sea cucumber in this regency has been carried out for long times, applying the<em>sasi</em>system. The purpose of this study is to determine the exploitation of sea cucumbers with the <em>sasi</em> system. Data were collected in April 2018 in two location, namely Kayumerah Island and Kambala Village. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was perfomed out using structured questions to gather information of the sea cucumber exploitation. The snowball technique was used to locate the sea cucumber collectors. This study results showed 22 commercial species of sea cucumber were found in Kayumerah Island and 33 species in Kambala Village. Duration of open-closed sasi in Kayumerah Island was 2 to 3 years for 14 days, while in Kambala Village was 2 years for 6 months. The average catched of sea cucumbers was 3.57 kg dry weight/person/ day in Kayumerah Island and 0.09 kg dry weight/person/day in Kambala Village. These commodities were sold to the city nearby. Sasi system at the study site seems to have changed due to an auction system or fee for collecting of sea cucumbers and a changes in capture methods, through diving supported by compressor