KOMPOSISI DAN DISTRIBUSI HASIL TANGKAPAN KAPAL PUKAT CINCIN KM GRASIA 04 DI PERAIRAN LAUT MALUKU
ABSTRACT: Purse seine is
considered to be the most productive fising gear to catch pelagic fish, so
there are many purse seiners that based in Bitung Oceanic Fishing Port operate
in Fisheries Management Area of the Republic of Indonesia (WPP) 715 Moluccas
Sea. There was and issue that the
catches of purse seiner around FADs was classified as immature fish.
Therefore, necessary to study the
diversity and distribution of purse seiner catches in the area. The data collection was done by direct
observation and active participation in the field and deep interviews with the
crews of Grasia 04 purse seiner. At each hauling, twenty fish from each species
were taken randomly measured their fork lengths. Catches during the study consisted of six
species; namely skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellow fin tuna (Thunnus
albacores), little tuna (Auxis thazard), scad mackerel (Decapteru smacarellus),
rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata), oceanic trigger fish (Canthidermis
maculata) and trevally (Selaroides leptolepis). The dominatcatch in each
hauling were skipjack, yellowfin, tuna and scad mackerel. Results were showed
that most of the catches of Grasia 04 purse seinerin the waters of Moluccas Sea
not legal size.
Keywords: Composition and
distribution catch, purse seiner Grasia 04, Molucca Sea
Penulis: Sugianto Talakana,
Lefrrand Manoppo, Lusia Manu
Kode Jurnal: jpperikanandd170380