Dynamics of fishing gear allocation by fishers in small‐scale coastal fisheries of Pelabuhanratu Bay, Indonesia

Abstract

Fishing gear usage in small-scale coastal fisheries of Pelabuhanratu Bay, Indonesia was explained by two approaches: temporal fishing gear allocation analysis and adaptive responses of fishers to external factors, especially climate and abundance of target species. Gear usage, with the exception of hand lines and seine nets, was more intensive during the dry season than the rainy season. The decision to use seine nets was governed by seasonal variability in the abundance of Auxis thazard, Lacepe`de, and Trichiurus spp. to the catch. Sustainable management of fishing activities in Pelabuhanratu Bay requires proportional reductions in the use of lift nets and fixed gillnets across the seasons rather than gear specific effort reductions.fishing gear allocation, Indonesia, seasonal dynamics, small-scale coastal fisheries.

Preferred Resource Spaces and Fisher Flexibility: Implications for Spatial Management of Small-Scale Fisheries

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