ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO REEF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN WEH ISLAND, NANGROE ACEH DARUSSALAM
ABSTRACT: Fisheries management
has been traditionally governed to maximize economic benefit with little concern
on its ecological impacts. Food and Agriculture Organization with its Code of
Conduct for Responsible Fisheries has played an important role to a fundamental
change in the new paradigm offisheries management, which include ecosystem aspect.
The Food and Agriculture Organization has mandated that every country in the
world should use this approach. Weh Island is located in Aceh Province that has
good coral reef condition and rich in reef fishes, therefore reef fishery is
prominent. The objectives of this study are (1) to study the ecological status
of reef fish, and (2) to formulate the priority areas as candidates of marine
protected areas in Weh Island. Fish catch survey, underwater visual census, and
focus group discussion were conducted to collect data. Data analysis used fishbiomass,
financial analysis, linear goal programming, and marxan analysis. Results of
this study successfully identified eight fishing gears operated in Weh Island
in artisanal reef fisheries. These fishing gears are gillnet, bottom gillnet,
handline, muroami, trolline, speargun, longline, and purse seine. There were 84
species identified as high economic value species and were modelled in thisstudy.
Gillnet and bottom gillnet were identified as optimum fishing gears. I.e.
Meulee, Anoi Itam, Iboih, Jaboi, and Klah Island were identified as priority
areas.
KEYWORDS: fisheries
management, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, maximum sustainability
yield, fishing gear
Author: Irfan Yulianto, Budy
Wiryawan, and Am Azbas Taurusman
Journal Code: pperikanangg110024
