Length distribution, gonad maturity level, and catchable size of fish caught around FADs in Ternate Sea

Pelagic fishery business in Ternate Sea are mainly based on FADs fishing operations. Increase of intensive fishing activities will also increase the pressures on local pelagic fish resources of Ternate Sea in the future. So far, there has been limited scientific information related to the fish caught by local fishers. The aim of the study was to investigate length distribution, gonad maturity level (GML), and catchable size of fishes caught around FADs. The research was conducted in August 2020 in Ternate. The research method was a survey research by collecting samples of fish caught from gill nets and hand lines for total 30 fishing trips. The study results showed that the catch consisted of mackerel scads and yellow scads. The mackerel scads caught by gill nets were between 13-26 cm in size and dominated by the 19-20 cm size class, while fishes sizes caught by hand line were between 14-27 cm which were dominated by the 18-19 cm size class. Yellow scads caught with both gill nets and handlines showed the same length range of 12-23 cm, which was dominated by the size class of 18-19 cm. Mackerel scads caught with gill nets and handlines were dominated by fish in GML II (47%) followed by GML III (32%). GML of yellow scads caught with gill nets was dominated by GML III by 75%, while for fishes caught by hand line the percentage of GML III is 68%. The mackerel scads caught with gill nets and handlines were dominated by the non-catchable size category (100% for gill nets and 98.79% for handlines). On the other hand, all yellow scads caught with both gill nets and handlines are entirely (100%) of catchable size.

Interaction Between Marine Fauna and the Small Pelagic Fishery in the Coastal Environment of the Gulf of California, Mexico

The first steps have been taken to analyze the effects of small pelagic harvests on the Gulf of California ecosystem. The primary goal of this study was to estimate the latitudinal differences in regionalized baselines of endangered and threatened marine species attracted to a purse seine in a Mexican fishery of small pelagic fish. We also analyzed the spatial patterns in fishing effort in the Gulf of California. Seven zones were analyzed in the Gulf of California, including the east and west coasts, and a total of 3,051 fishing sets were analyzed during January 2013 and July 2014; the data provided a comprehensive picture of the distribution of the fishing effort, small pelagic fishes harvested, and the presence of species attracted to the fishing sets. The region in the upper Gulf of California showed a low presence of individuals, and the east coast recorded more sightings than the west coast; consequently the fishing effort was mainly distributed in the east coast. The number of individuals for several species sighted and counted by fishing set was used for each zone in the Gulf of California, and a conservative baseline based on the Pennington estimator was computed. It provided an average value of endangered and threatened marine species attracted to a purse seine for each zone. The Pennington estimator is recommended due to the precision of the confidence intervals and the nature of the uncertainty in the data collection based on sightings.

Observational evidence of stratification control of upwelling and pelagic fishery in the eastern Arabian Sea

Upwelling is a physical phenomenon that occurs globally along the eastern boundary of the ocean and supports pelagic fishery which is an important source of protein for the coastal population. Though upwelling and associated small pelagic fishery along the eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) is known to exist at least for the past six decades, our understanding of the factors controlling them are still elusive. Based on observation and data analysis we hypothesize that upwelling in the EAS during 2017 was modulated by freshwater-induced stratification. To validate this hypothesis, we examined 17 years of data from 2001 and show that inter-annual variability of freshwater influx indeed controls the upwelling in the EAS through stratification, a mechanism hitherto unexplored. The upper ocean stratification in turn is regulated by the fresh water influx through a combination of precipitation and river runoff. We further show that the oil sardine which is one of the dominant fish of the small pelagic fishery of the EAS varied inversely with stratification. Our study for the first time underscored the role of freshwater influx in regulating the coastal upwelling and upper ocean stratification controlling the regional pelagic fishery of the EAS.

Air pollutants Emission inventory from offshore fishery research vessel

With the development of offshore and Pelagic Fisheries, the continuous expansion of fishing routes, the corresponding ship tonnages are increasing, and the air pollution of vessels is becoming more and more serious. An offshore fishery research vessel was selected as the object, the emission factors were obtained according to its basic data, the method based on fuel consumption was adopted to calculate the air pollutants emission (NOx, HC, CO and PM10) and the emission inventory was established. The inventory provides data for the establishment of the emission inventory of offshore pelagic fishery in the future, and has positive significance for the establishment of green fishing in the future.

ANALISIS STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN PERIKANAN PELAGIS DI KABUPATEN BANYUASIN PROVINSI SUMATERA SELATAN

Kajian ini merupakan analisa pengembangan strategi perikanan pelagis di Kabupaten Banyuasin. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk (i) menentukan teknologi penangkapan ikan pelagis yang efektif, efisien dan berkelanjutan berdasarkan aspek biologi, teknis, sosial, ekonomi, dan keramahan lingkungan; (ii) menentukan alokasi jumlah unit penangkapan ikan pelagis yang optimum; dan (iii) menentukan strategi pengembangan alat tangkap ikan pelagis. Kajian ini menggunakan metode pemeringkatan (scoring), analisa optimum, analisa finansial usaha serta analisa SWOT. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa rawai hanyut merupakan teknologi penangkapan ikan yang relatif lebih efektif, efisien dan berkelanjutan daripada alat tangkap jaring insang hanyut dan bagan tancap. Alokasi unit penangkapan rawai hanyut yang direkomendasikan sebanyak 51 unit. Hasil analisis kelayakan usaha alat tangkap rawai hanyut di Kabupaten Banyuasin menunjukkan keuntungan Rp. 18.767.666, nilai NPV Rp. 55.855.075, Net B/C sebesar 2,22 dan nilai BEP untuk nilai produksi per tahun Rp. 39.055.258 dan volume produksi per tahun 23.669 kg, nilai ROI 41 %, nilai IRR 48 %. Strategi pengembangan alat tangkap pelagis kecil di Kabupaten Banyuasin yangdisarankan adalah (i) optimalisasi usaha perikanan pelagis; (ii) pengembangan usaha perikanan pelagis di jalur 6 – 10 mil laut; (iii) peningkatan manajemen usaha perikanan pelagis; (iv) peningkatan skala usaha armada penangkapan ikan pelagis; dan (v) pembenahan fasilitas sarana dan prasarana perikanan.Title: Analysis of Strategy for Pelagic Fishery Development in the Banyuasin Regency of South Sumatera Province This research is an analysis strategy for pelagic fishery development in the Banyuasin Regency of South Sumatera Province. The objectives of the research (i) to determine more effective, efficient and sustainable fishing technology for pelagic fish based on biological, technical, social, economic and environment aspects; (ii) to assess optimum allocation for pelagic fish catching unit; and (iii) to determine development strategy of pelagic fisheries. This research used scoring method, optimum allocation, financial and SWOT analysis. This research results indicated that drift long-line fishing technology is more effective, efficient and sustainable than drift gillnet and lift-net. Suggested numbers of optimum allocation of fishing unit consist of 51 unit drift long-line. Output of feasibility analysis of drift long-line fishery indicated profit of IDR 18,767,666, NPV value was IDR 55,855,075, Net B/C was 2.22, the BEP value was IDR 39,055,258 that equal to production 23,669 kg, the ROI and IRR value were 41% and 48. This research suggested following development strategies of pelagic fisheries in Banyuasin Regency namely (i) optimization of drift long-line for pelagic fishery, (ii) focussing development pelagic fish fishery in 6-12 mile zone; (iii) increasing management effort of fisheries business; (4) revitalization of fisheries infrastructures and facilities; and (v) empowering scale of fishing fleet and its technology.