The Local Wisdom Knowledge Applied in The management of Coastal Resources at Ilili Village, Western Seram District, Indonesia

Abstract

The local knowledge system puts the cultural capacity, knowledge system, religious value, tradition, and social capital as important in managing natural resources. The local community of Ilili Village has used the local wisdom, locally called sasi and siritaun in coastal resources management. The coastal natural resources managed through this local wisdom are sea cucumber, top shell, green turban, and fish. The objective of this study was to identify factors that affect the status of local wisdom implemented in the effectiveness of fish resource sustainability. The study was conducted from April to June 2022, and a purposive sampling method was used for respondent selection. FGD and interviews were used to collect the data. The Rapid appraisal of fisheries (Rapfish) was used to assess the local wisdom status, and the DPSIR conceptual model framework was used to propose the strategy for sustainable management of sasi and siritaun (local wisdom). The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to propose a priority strategy from a multicriteria strategy objective. The study shows that the local wisdom was generally fair sustained with ecology sustained while institutional was less sustained. There were seven strategies proposed for sustainable management at the first level criteria and three additional strategies at the second level. The combined strategy proposed following its ranking were the implementation of local wisdom, the establishment of village regulation, and the increase in the local community income.