Productivity of Peurulus Catch in Binuangeun Waters Banten Province
Evan Danisworo (a*), Adi Susanto (a), Hery Sutrawan Nurdin (a)

Department of Fishery Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Serang, Indonesia.

Abstract

Spiny lobster (Panulirus sp.) is one of the leading commodities of capture fisheries with high economic value. Besides, come from fishing activities, spiny lobster production is also generated from marine culture activities. However, peurulus as a seed in lobster culture is still dominated by catching in its natural habitat. Binuangeun water is one of the main fishing grounds for peurulus catch in Banten Province. The fishers used small boats or rafts to catch the peurulus. The purpose of this study was to determine the productivity of peurulus catch in Binuangeun waters Banten Province. The research was conducted from March to April 2022 by following 10 trips of fishing activities on boats and rafts respectively. The results show the average caught of a small boat is 40,7 peurulus per night. Moreover, the productivity of raft reach 23,7 peurulus per night. The peurulus catch composition was dominated by Panulirus homarus (97,3%) and Panulirus ornatus (2,4%). The average length of Panulirus homarus and Panulirus ornatus were 53,2 mm and 60,1 mm respectively.

Keywords: Binuangeun, composition, lobster, peurulus

Topic: Aquatic Biodiversity (International)