Tuna Fisheries Sustainable Management: Assessing of Indonesia Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) Fisheries

Ignatius Tri Hargiyatno,Wudianto Wudianto,Rauf Achmad Sue,Suyud Warno Utomo,M Amin

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20186804019

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Abstract

This paper aims to describe the Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) fisheries in Indonesia and its relation to sustainable fisheries management. On tuna fishing, FADs are widely used as a tool to attract fish. FADs uncontrolled development is feared to have an impact on the sustainability of fish resources. We found that most of the fish caught around FADs are still juvenile. Deployment FADs can also interfere with the swimming pattern of tuna resources. This is negatively affecting the sustainability of tuna resources. However, from the social and economic aspects, FADs provide significant benefits for fishing communities. The Government has imposed regulations on FADs but not yet implemented. The objective of SDG's in the management of tuna fisheries associated with FADs can be implemented through the application of RFMO regulations. Findings from this paper can be used for policy recommendations for the management of sustainable FADsfisheries.

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Tuna is one of the important economic resources in the world, which are only found in marine ecosystems
Information about the Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) fisheries development needed to determine the current status of the FADs in Indonesia
FADs at sea have been developed since the 1940s and have evolved into a new form called "payaos" in1978 which was introduced by the Philippines [5]

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Tuna is one of the important economic resources in the world, which are only found in marine ecosystems. The trend of global tuna fisheries production in the world increased in 1980 - 2008 but tends to decrease in the 2 years [1]. FAO noted the tuna fishery production reached 7 million tons in 2012, which spread throughout the world except in the Arctic waters [2]. Tuna fishing industry in Indonesia began in 1962 and had evolved in the 2000s[3].Tuna became one of an important source of foreign exchange through exports. In 2012, exports of tuna resources reached 201.159 tons with a value of US $ 749.992 million or the third largest commodity after shrimp and other fish[4]. The world's tuna resources are managed by the Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) as mandated in the Code of Conduct for Resposible Fisheries (CCRF)[6]

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