Status of pink ear emperor (Lethrinus lentjan) fishery in the Sinjai and Bone waters, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

The pink ear emperor (Lethrinus lentjan) is a type of coral fish belonging to the Lethrinidae family, they usually eat mainly at night, namely benthic invertebrates or fish. L. lentcan included in the main family of food coral fish that live in coral reef ecosystems and in sandy bottom coastal waters. Good management of fisheries resources is by utilizing fish populations without having to deplete fishery resources. If fishing is carried out continuously without taking into account the ability to renew, over exploitation will occur. The research was conducted from March to May, 2023, in Sinjai and Bone waters, south sulawesi Indonesia which focused on fishing ports with L. lentjan landing potential. The highest class length was obtained in Sinjai Regency and in Bone regency which was negative allometric. Lc in Sinjai regency uses basic gillnet, and in Bone regency 21.9 uses basic longline. Gender comparison between L. lentjan males and females in Sinjai regency is 45% : 55%. Meanwhile for Bone regency it is 41% : 59%. L. lentjan males and females have a ratio of 1: 1.43 with the results of the chi square test tcount < ttable, this condition shows that H0 accepted, there is no real difference between the number of male and female biota. gonad maturity level L. lentjan in Sinjai regency it is 24 cm with a length range of 23 – 25 cm, and in Bone regency it is 24.6 cm with a length range of 24-25 cm.