Sustainability of pompano production in the waters of North Aceh

Abstract

Pompano fish production from 2009 to 2018 often fluctuated with the tendency to decrease in the last two years. The highest production happened in 2006 reaching 50 tons per year while the lowest production reached 24 tons in 2013. This present study aims to analyze the status of pompano resource management in the actual condition, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Maximum Economic Yield (MEY), and Open Access (OA) as well as to identify the level of resource utilization of pompano fish in North Aceh waters in accordance to the allowable catch. The study found that pompano fisheries resources in the MSY regime produced 54.49 tons per year and the level of effort was 1,301 trips with the profit of Rp 468,714,567 per year. In the MEY regime the catch reached 48.22 tons with the catch effort of 860 trips and the profit gained of Rp 636,447,069 per year. The management in the MEY regime is more efficient than that in the MSY. The level of pompano resource utilization is in the status of fully exploited with a percentage value of 92%. The utilization of pompano fisheries may still be done under supervision to avoid damage to fish resources and the environment.