Social, economic and institutional study of purse seine fisheries based on the ecosystem approach in the Fishing Port of Kutaraja, Banda Aceh

Salmarika Salmarika,Muhammad Irham,Hari Sugeng Wisudo,Azbas Am Taurusman,Muhammadar Muhammadar,M.N Badu,Syafruddin Syafruddin,D.H Yen,M Irham,H.A Haridhi,Z Md Nor,Muhammad Muhammad,N Fadli,Zulkarnain Zulkarnain

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202233905004

Abstract

Purse seine is the most dominant fishing gear used by fishermen at the Fishing Port of Kutaraja. It affects increasing the number of fishing fleets and fishing efforts per year. The increase is considered to have a negative impact on fishers because it can trigger competition and conflict between fishers, violate the law, and even affect fishermen's income. This study aims to assess the status and formulate fisheries management actions regarding social, economic, and institutional aspects of fishing based on purse seines in the Fishing Port of Kutaraja. This research was conducted in 2018, and data were collected through a survey method by conducting in-depth interviews with several respondents and analyzed using the Flag Modelling technique. The results showed the composite value of the social domain was 91.66% in a ‘very good’ category, the economic domain was 33.33% in ‘poor’ condition, and the institutional domain was 67.66% in a ‘good’ shape. These results indicate that economic management actions need to be better pursued so that purse seine fisheries remain sustainable in accordance with social, economic, and institutional conditions by; (1) implement a profit-sharing system in accordance with applicable regulations; (2) strengthening good cooperation between stakeholders; (3) open dissemination of the importance of Panglima Laot customary rules; (4) improve supervision and law enforcement; (5) increase the synergy of regulations, institutions and stakeholder capacities.

Highlights

Aceh Province has one of the largest fishing ports as a fishery center, namely the Fishing Port of Kutaraja
The dominant fishing gear based on Kutaraja Ocean Fishing Port is purse seine with large pelagic fish and small pelagic fish [1]
Secondary data was collected from annual report data and documents related to the amount of Province minimum wage in Banda Aceh City, the percentage of loan interest rates, the number of fishermen conflicts, the customary rules documents, rules, or policies that apply in the community related to fisheries management

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Introduction

Aceh Province has one of the largest fishing ports as a fishery center, namely the Fishing Port of Kutaraja. Fishers conduct fishing activities in the Indian Ocean waters. The dominant fishing gear based on Kutaraja Ocean Fishing Port is purse seine with large pelagic fish and small pelagic fish [1]. Other fishing gears used by local fishermen are handlines and longlines. The number of purse seine fleets from 2013 to 2018 has increased in line with the increase in fishing effort per year. In 2014 the purse seine fishing fleet was 238 units and continued to increase until 2018 reaching 264 units [2]

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