Fishery Management in Kendari

by adminapri January 6, 2015 0 comments

SULTRA, Southeast Sulawesi, APRI completed the final milestones of a small-grant program funded by USAID/IMACS (Indonesian Marine and Climate Support). IMACS highlighted their I-FISH approach to fishery management, which was two-fold. First launching online platforms for storing and processing stock assessment data in real time to share with fishery stakeholders. Then establishing collaborative Data Management Committees that included public and private partnerships, research groups and technical staff to collect and review fishery data.

The project lasted for over a year, it used the SPR (Spawning Potential Ratio/Spawning Per Recruit) method to assess the fishery, and experimented with modified collapsible trap designs with escape vents. Proposed harvest control rules were based around increases in size selectivity via minimum carapace width at first maturity, trap designs, area closures, and mitigation of harvesting berried females; reference points based around. IMACS wrapped up the small grant program with an MSC Pre Assessment that will be a baseline for further fishery management to take root from, the result of which will be finalized in mid-October. APRI have committed to support further data collection and coordination of the data management committee, which has been restructured into a formalized steering committee, at least till the end of 2015.