Abstract
Reef fish in Spelman strait, Indonesia, is one of the fishery resources of considerable economic value. Unfortunately, there is still the use of unfriendly resources equipment (destructive fishing) that cause potential social problems. In this study, all components of the EAFM (Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management) composed of 6 domains, namely (1) fish stocks, (2) environment and ecosystem, (3) fishing techniques, (4) culture, (5) social, and (6) institutional are analyzed combining with MDS (Multidimensional Scaling). The main aim of this research is to find out the root solution for managing coral reefs in the coastal waters of Spelman Strait. The sustainability status review in the fishery resource domain, the environment and ecosystem domain, the fishery technique domain, the social domain, and the economic domain were respectively were 87.69, 88.17, 51.22, 51.61, and 72.67 which were in the category sustainable. Meanwhile, the sustainability status review in the institutional domain was 42.15, which was in the category of less sustainable. Institutions are the primary base for reef fishery protection in the Spelman Strait.
Highlights
Reef fish is one of the fishery resources of considerable economic value, such as grouper, snapper, red snapper, napoleon, and others
This research aims to find out the root solution for managing coral reefs in the coastal waters of Spelman Strait
The results showed that the sustainability status review in the fishery resource domain, the environment and ecosystem domain, the fishery technique domain, the social domain, and the economic domain were 87.69, 88.17, 51.22, 51.61, and 72.67, respectively, which were in the sustainable category
Summary
Reef fish is one of the fishery resources of considerable economic value, such as grouper, snapper, red snapper, napoleon, and others. About 16 percent of Indonesia’s overall fish exports come from reef fisheries (Supriharyono, 2000). This fishery product is the focus of fishermen in supporting the household economy, besides that, it is an area’s food security. The coastal waters of Spelman Strait are rich in reef fish stocks and are a cornerstone of small-scale fishermen inhabiting Mawasangka District’s coastline (Muis et al, 2019, 2020). Muis et al (2019) reported that the reef fish in the coastal waters of Spelman Strait consisted of 8 families and 14 genera. In Indonesian waters, about 3 000 species belong to 17 orders and 100 families (Kuiter, 1992), while in Indonesia, there are 2 057 reef fish species from 113 families (Allen and Adrim, 2003)
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