ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE CAPTURE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN TEGAL CITY IN LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS

Abstract

As a Maritime City, Tegal City has a strategic role in developing fisheries and marine potential. One of the superior potentials in Tegal City is capturing fisheries. In addition to the potential for large fish resources, Tegal City also has human resources and infrastructure that are quite good in supporting the capture fisheries sector. However, some of the problems faced by fishermen in Tegal City include the condition of the waters that are densely caught so that fish resources (SDI) are increasingly limited, fishing efforts are increasing, but productivity is decreasing, and there are conflicts over the utilization of SDI which are currently occurring due to regulations that are unclear and ineffective law enforcement. This study aims to analyze the status of sustainable capture fisheries management in Tegal City on legal and institutional dimensions. Data collection was carried out through direct interviews and using a questionnaire. This research method uses the Multi-dimensional Scaling (MDS) approach on legal and institutional dimensions using Rapfish software. The Rapfish Technique (Rapid Appraisal for Fisheries) is a quantitative analysis method for evaluating the sustainability of capture fisheries at research locations with the following attributes those required by the FAO-Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) 1995. The results showed the sustainability of capture fisheries management in Tegal City on the socio-cultural dimension of 50.03% (quite sustainable). The leverage factor on the legal and institutional dimensions is the prosecution of illegal fishing with a Root Mean Square (RMS) value of 5.57%, government assistance to institutions of 3.78%, and environmental monitoring of 2.1%. This study concludes that the status of sustainable capture fisheries management in Tegal City in terms of law and institutions is included in the fairly sustainable category.