Abstract
The traditional fishermen who life in the eastern coast of Bintan Regency is highly dependent on the seagrass ecosystem. This situation will give pressure especially on the resources that used by fishermen. The aims of this study is to measure the sustainability of the relationship between traditional fishermen and the utilized resources. The source of data is derived from data which was taken in 2014-2015 in Pengudang, Berakit, Malang Rapat and Teluk Bakau villages. The parameters of the seagrass ecosystem include: seagrass, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, crab, squid, mollusc, nitrate, phosphate and silicate. Social parameters include: fishermen, fuel and fishing gear. Emergy analysis is used to measure the sustainability of the relationship. The results shows that the Emergy Yield Ratio (EYR) is 9.93E-06 seJ / east season and 6.52E-06 seJ / north season; Emergy Investment Ratio (EIR) of 8.98E-01 seJ / east season and 9.87E-01 SE / North season; Emergy Loading Ratio (ELR) is 2.56E + 00 seJ / east season and 2.42 + 00 seJ / north season; Emergy Sustainability Index (ESI) of 3.8806 seJ / east season and 2.70E-06 / north season. The seagrass traditional fisheries in the east coast of Bintan Regency is not sustainable.
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