POTENTIAL PRODUCTION OF THE FIVE PREDOMINANT SMALL PELAGIC FISH SPECIES GROUPS IN THE JAVA SEA
Abstract: The Java Sea is one
of the important fishing areas for small pelagic fishery in Indonesia. The
production of the fishery was dominated by five fish species groups. To support
the management of that fishery,
an assessment of
the stock of
the five predominant
small pelagic fish
species groups was conducted. Based on the result of analysis, the
maximum sustainable yield (MSY) of the stock of five predominant small pelagic
fish species was about 244.6 thousand tons. Meanwhile, the MSY of the stock of
the whole exploitable small pelagic fish species was about 315.5 thousand tons.
The optimum fishing effort (EMSY) was 1032 units. The total fishing effort was
higher than EMSY and the fish stock was likely over-exploited since 2000. To
ensure the optimal fish production of the small pelagic fish stock in the Java
Sea, it is necessary to recover fish stock by controlling fishing effort to
EMSY. The time which it takes for the fish stock to recover was about two years
when fishing effort was reduced from its level in 2009 to EMSY.
Keywords: Potential
production; optimal fishing effort; small pelagic fishery; the Java Sea
Author: Purwanto, Duto
Nugroho, Suwarso
Journal Code: jpperikanangg140024
