This research was carried out in the waters of Latulahalat, Ambon Island from June to August 2016. The objectives of the research were to study some biological aspects namely sex ratio, gonad maturity level, size distribution and growth pattern of scad mackerel, Decaterus russelli. Fish samples were collected every month at fish landing from purse seine fishers. Sex ratios of scad mackerel in the area were equal i.e. 1:1 with the male dominated gonad maturity levels I and IV while female dominated gonad maturity levels II, III and V. In general, male fishes were smaller than female ones in term of length and weight. Scad mackerel in the area showed positive allometric growth except for male on August which showed isometric growth
The existence of mackerel scad in Ambon waters, Moluccas Indonesia has decreased from year to year mainly due to the over exploitation. This research aimed to study the biological aspects, in particular were sex ratio, age group and length at first maturity of mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus) from this area. Sampling was done on September 2016 to July 2017 at the southern waters of Ambon Island. Samples collected were dissected to determine their sex and their gonad maturity level then measured. Bhattacharya method was used to determine age group while Spearman- Kaber method was used to identify length at the first maturity of this species. It was found that mackerel scad in the southern waters of Ambon Island had an equal number of male and female that consists of four age groups with length at first maturity for male and female were 24.9 cm and 24.8 cm, respectively.
The Haruo Village is one of the villages situated in Central Maluku Regency. This village is one of the most populous villages that have the livelihood of being tuna fishermen. All the fishermen from this village are considered mostly small-scale fishermen. The study was conducted between July to September 2020 to assess the sustainability of small-scale tuna fishery and proposed sustainable management strategy. Rapfish analysis was used to analyze small-scale tuna sustainability status and DPSIR to proposed a sustainable management strategy. The result showed that fair trade gave benefit in terms of ecology, socio-economy, and institutional towards the small-scale tuna fisheries compared to non-fair trade in terms of the socio-economy aspect. The sustainable status of small-scale tuna fishery, in general, was considered sustain (74.52%) for fair trade approach and less sustain (51.72%) for non-fair trade. The institutional dimension from non-fair trade tuna fishery was the lowest one (24.68%) and was considered unsustain. Based on the DPSIR approach, eight strategies management plans were proposed for sustainable management of small-scale tuna fishery in Haruo Village. The strategy can be applied at Driver (D), Pressure (P), State (S), and Impact (I) level.
Mud crab Scylla serrata of Kotania Bay and Pelita Jaya Bay of Western Seram District, has been harvested by local fishermen for more than 25 years. The mud crab has high economic value, and there is always a market for this fishery. The economic dependence of the fishermen forces them to harvest this resource extensively. No existing management strategy and extensive exploitation leads to unsustainable conditions of this fishery. With inadequate data condition, the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) model constructs an ecological, social-economy, and institutional conceptual model framework for sustainable management of this fishery. The driving force (D) in this fishery comes from the local fishers harvesting the mud crab. The two most sensitive attributes that affected mud crab sustainability from Rapfish analysis were used as state-level of DPSIR methodology. The result shows that the most sensitive variables from ecological, socio-economy, and institution were: caught before maturity, mud crab size, consumer attitude towards sustainability, just management, government quality, and monitoring and reporting, respectively. It was concluded that this conceptual model allows a better understanding of how the mud crab S. serrata system works and management actions taken at different system components. This conceptual model framework can be a useful tool to incorporate the participation of stakeholders, managers, and scientists in the process of a sustainable management plan.
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