Sustainability of Pelagic Fisheries Resources in Tomini Gulf, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Research on sustainability analysis has been carried out in the waters of the Tomini Gulf, which
covers nine district/cities coast, The objective of this paper is to analyse the sustainability status of pelagic
fisheries resources. The Raps-Tomini approach was used in this study where primary data was gathered from
in-depth interviews with 86 informants consisting of 75 fishermen and 11 officials from the Indonesian
Department of Fisheries and Marine. Results indicated that the ethics, laws and regulations do not support the
sustainability of pelagic fishery resources in the waters of the Tomini Gulf, especially on restrictions on access
to fishing attributes. Without any restrictions on fishing access will cause the fishermen to catch fish all the
time, threatening the sustainability of the fish resource. Aspects of ethics, law and government regulations
require attention for sustainability pelagic fishery resources Gulf of Tomini be guaranteed.
covers nine district/cities coast, The objective of this paper is to analyse the sustainability status of pelagic
fisheries resources. The Raps-Tomini approach was used in this study where primary data was gathered from
in-depth interviews with 86 informants consisting of 75 fishermen and 11 officials from the Indonesian
Department of Fisheries and Marine. Results indicated that the ethics, laws and regulations do not support the
sustainability of pelagic fishery resources in the waters of the Tomini Gulf, especially on restrictions on access
to fishing attributes. Without any restrictions on fishing access will cause the fishermen to catch fish all the
time, threatening the sustainability of the fish resource. Aspects of ethics, law and government regulations
require attention for sustainability pelagic fishery resources Gulf of Tomini be guaranteed.