Fisheries Status and Strategic Management Plan of Mud Crab (Scylla sp.) Based on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Method in the Indonesian Fisheries Management Area
Muhammad Syahdan (a), Muhammad Ahsin Rifa^i (a), Yushinta Fujaya (b), Nursalam (a*), Ira Puspita Dewi (a), Muhammad Lukman (b), Aris Budiarto (c), Muhammad Anas (c)

a) Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, University of Lambung Mangkurat, Banjarbaru, Indonesia
Jl. Jend. A. Yani Km. 36 Banjarbaru, Indonesia
*nursalam[at]ulm.ac.id
b) Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km. 10 Tamalanrea Makassar, Indonesia
c) Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16 Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Abstract

The existence of mangrove crabs as a fish resource with crucial economic value and conditions that tend to experience ecological pressure requires a strategic basis for management. Based on the EAFM method, the measurement parameters consist of four management components, namely fish resources, environment, social economy and policy. Data collection to determine the status of mud crabs was carried out through a questionnaire method, searching fisheries databases from relevant agencies and literature studies. Strategic recommendations are formulated through Focus Group Discussions (FGD) of fisheries stakeholders from all provinces in Indonesia and in-depth interviews with related elements at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries-Republic of Indonesia (KKP-RI). The results showed that the production of mud crabs in 2017 - 2021 tends to decrease, and the category of utilization rate in WPP RI is divided into three status groups: moderate, fully exploited and overexploited. The relationship between mangrove density conditions and mangrove crab production shows that medium-density levels are more likely to produce high production than dense or rare densities. The economic impact of mangrove crab resources has a significant value in improving the welfare of fishermen, as indicated by the average fisherman exchange rate, which tends to be above the Provincial Minimum Wage in each province in Indonesia. Mud crab exports have also increased for the period 2019 - 2021. Strategic recommendations for management are focused on 4 (four) main issues, namely setting appropriate quotas and sizes for fishing mud crabs, conservation of mangrove habitat, coordination in monitoring marketing at local and export levels mud crabs, and institutional strengthening of stakeholder actors managing mud crabs.

Keywords: mud crab- EAFM method- fisheries status- strategic management plan

Topic: Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries