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A Case Study on Sustainability Analysis of Fisheries in Pangandaran, West Java Province



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Atikah Nurhayati1 and Agus Heri Purnomo2

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DOI:10.17265/2161-6264/2014.04B.010

1. Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Padjadjaran University, Bandung 45363, Sumedang West Java Province, Indonesia
2. Research Center and Development for Marine and Fisheries Processing and Biotechnology, Agency for Marine and Fisheries Research and Development, Jakarta 10260, Indonesia

This research was to assess the sustainability of fisheries in Pangandaran, West Java. This fishery is an important one in the region, but is threatened by increasing over-exploitation which has led to a steady decrease in the production. In addition to over-exploitation problem, a record of tsunami disaster makes this fishery a unique case. This research, based on a set of primary and secondary data was carried out using the Rapfish analytical approach. Primary data were collected using a stratified cluster random sampling technique, where as many as 186 outboard fishing operators were selected. Meanwhile, relevant complementary data were solicited purposively from five employees of Pangandaran Marine and Fisheries Service. Following from the Rapfish approach, it was found through this research that sustainability levels of fisheries in Pangandaran fall into poor category. For all types of fisheries that exist in the region, almost all sustainability dimensions namely ecological, social, technological and ethical dimensions were scored below 50 of the 100 maximum values. This paper concludes with a suggestion, pointing out attributes that should receive government attention in order that the sustainability of the fisheries in the future.

Sustainability, Rapfish, fisheries.