POTENTIAL PRODUCTION OF DEMERSAL FISH STOCK IN THE MALACCA STRAIT OF INDONESIA
Abstract: Malacca Strait is
one of the main fishing areas for demersal fishery in Indonesia. To support the
management of that fishery, an assessment of the demersal fish stock was
conducted. This study estimated that the maximum sustainable yield and the
optimal catch per unit effortof demersal fishery in the Malacca Strait were
about 106.8 thousand tons/year and 28.5 tons per unit of Danish seine,
respectively, resulting from the operation of 3,752 Danish seines.
Unfortunately, fishing effort was higher than its optimum level and the fish
stock was over-exploited since 2003. To recover the demersal fish stock to its
optimum level and to ensure the optimal fish production from demersal fishery
in the Malacca Strait, it was necessary to reduce fishing effort at about 67%
from its level in 2011.
Keywords: Potential
production; optimal fishing effort; demersal fishery; the Malacca Strait
Author: Purwanto
Journal Code: jpperikanangg150021
