Fisheries utilization of rabbitfish is one of the big potential resource in Seribu Island. Catch production of rabbitfish in the Thousand Islands has increased, it was influenced by market demand. The impact of continuously rabbitfish exploration is habitat destruction. The aim of research were an inventory fishing gear types for rabbitfish and determine sustainable level of rabbitfish fishing unit. The research method was survey. It was conducted in February-March 2015 and November-December, 2015. Analysis data which used to inventory fishing gear types of rabbitfish in Seribu Islands was descriptive analysis; Sustainable level was analyzed by nine criteria of FAO. The results showed that fishing gear which caught rabbitfish in Seribu Islands were muroami, bamboo traps, wire traps, net traps, surrounding nets, and speargun. Bamboo traps was the most sustainable fishing gear with a score 25.75, based on sustainability levels.Keyword: fishing gear, rabbitfish, seribu island, sustainable fishing technology,
ABSTRAKPemanfaatan sumber daya perikanan baronang di Kepulauan Seribu menjadi salah satu potensi perikanan tangkap yang cukup besar. Penangkapan baronang di Kepulauan Seribu mengalami peningkatan, hal ini dipengaruhi harga baronang yang meningkat akibat dari permintaan pasar akan baronang meningkat. Kegiatan eksplorasi penangkapan baronang secara terus-menerus mengakibatkan kerusakan habitat penangkapan. Tujuan penelitian inventarisasi jenis alat tangkap baronang serta menentukan tingkat keramahan lingkungan unit penangkapan ikan baronang. Metode penelitian yaitu survey. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Februari-Maret 2015 dan November-Desember 2015. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu deskriptif untuk menginventarisasi jenis alat tangkap ikan baronang di Kepulauan Seribu; Analisis tingkat keramahan lingkungan berdasarkan sembilan kriteria FAO. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan jenis alat tangkap ikan yang menangkap baronang di Kepulauan Seribu adalah alat tangkap muroami, bubu tambun, bubu kawat, bubu jaring, jaring lingkar, dan speargun. Tingkat keramah lingkungan jenis alat tangkap bubu tambun merupakan alat tangkap yang paling ramah lingkungan dengan nilai skor 25.75.Kata kunci: alat tangkap, baronang, Kepulauan seribu, teknologi penangkapan ramah lingkungan,
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