M. Zainul Arifin, 2016. The Analysis of Capture Fisheries Performance In Lembeh Island, Bitung Municipality, North Sulawesi
Supervisors:
Dr. Ir. Emil Reppie, M.Sc
Dr. Ir. Johnny Budiman, M.Si, M.Sc
SUMMARY
According to the statistics of Bitung Municipality, 2014, fisheries production value of Bitung municipality increased, and this development needs to be analyzed in order to know whether the development gives economic benefit to the society and the fishing activities are efficient. The objectives of the study were 1) to study the capture fishries condition and its impact on the responsible fisheries management in Lembeh island; 2) to know the efficiency level of the fishing activities done by fishermen of Lembeh island; and 3) to analyze the economic benefit of the capture fisheries to the fishermen.
This study was conducted in Lembeh island, Bitung municipality, North Sulawesi, focusing on the villages whose residents were mainly fishermen for data collection. The data covered working capacity spent per fishing trip, catch revenue and fishermen’s income, fishing vessel specification, fishing gear specification, selling value of the catch, communities’ social condition, fishermen population, and number of fishing vessel.
The data were analyzed using descriptive method of Data Envelopment Analysis in order to know the effectivity and the efficiency of the fishing activities. For this, the study used DEA Software (Max DEA 6.3). To know whether the fishing activities gives positive economic impact, the analysis applied the fishermen exchange rate concept and the fishing venture of Lembeh island fishermen was analyzed.
Results found that dominant fishing gears used by Lembeh island fishermen were handlines (multihooks-handline, vertical handline, octopus handline, squid handline, and tuna handline), nets (beach seine and gill net), mini purse seine, and fish aggregating device (light boat). Those fishing gears were distributed in all villages of Lembeh island. Efficient fishing activities are those with efficiency value of 1. From 111 fishermen respondents in Lembeh island, 29 of them did efficient fishing operations. The range of investment needed for each fishing gear was IDR. 3,000,000 to 20,000,000 for multi-hooks handline and octopus handline, IDR. 7,000,000,- ro IDR. 8,000,000.- for squid handline, IDR. 150,000,000,- to IDR. 200,000,000,- for tuna handline, IDR. 9,000,000,- to IDR. 12.000.000,- for light boat, IDR. 10,000,000,- to IDR. 30,000,000,- for nets (beach seine and gill net), and IDR. 90,000,000,- to IDR. 250,000,000,-. Mean fishermen’s exchange rate of Lembeh island was 1.29, meaning that there was positive impact of fishing activities on the fulfillment of family’s daily needs. This study suggests to have accompaniment from fishermen-related institutions focusing on specific fishing gears of each village. Although the average fishermen exchange rate is good enough, there are also fishermen of low exchange rate. Thus, further study and mapping are needed in relation with their problems in order to give better solution.