Sustainable Management of Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopennaeus vannamei) Aquaculture in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi Province based on EAA (Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture)
Rismawaty Rusdi1, Kasri2, Taryono Kodiran3

1 Department of Aquaculture, UM Parepare
2 Department of Socio-Economic Fisheries, Hasanuddin University
3 Department of Marine and Fisheries Science, IPB University

Abstract

Sustainable shrimp aquaculture must integrate various factors such as environmental, social and economic as well as various elements in it. FAO has developed the concept of EAA (Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture) which is an approach to increase the contribution of aquaculture to sustainable development. In Indonesia, this concept was developed by Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries become ^Akuakultur Dengan Pendekatan Ekosistem (ADPE)^. Several areas in Indonesia are centers of whiteleg shrimp aquaculture that have developed rapidly, including Barru Regency which is one of the regencies in South Sulawesi which has a large enough potential for whiteleg shrimp aquaculture. This study aim to assessing status of ADPE^s implementation in whiteleg shrimp aquaculture area in Barru Regency as a basic of sustainable management aquaculture. The results of this study indicate that results of ADPE assessment from 2 observation sites are in sufficient/moderate where based on results of GAP analysis between existing conditions and ideal conditions, it is shown that priority of management plans starts from suitability of area with environmental carrying capacity, economic aspects, and synergy of local government work units.

Keywords: Aquaculture, Management, Sustainable, Whiteleg shrimp

Topic: Marine and Fisheries Socio - Economics and Culture (International)