Fish catch quota assessment for sustainable marine fisheries resources in East Java

Fish resources Information urgently needed by development planners in fisheries sectors, especially for fisheries development. The fisheries resources utilization in East Java tends to be overexploited. This caused uncertainty of fishing activities for the traditional fishermen in the East Java waters. Some studies of population dynamics and fish stock assessment described fisheries resources exploitation in some areas of East Java was on fully exploited to overexploited condition. The aim of this research were; [1] to know sustainable potential and total allowable catch of fisheries resources in the area of Pasuruan regency, Probolinggo Regency, and Banyuwangi regency; [2] tho know the utilization status of fisheries resources in the area of Pasuruan regency, Probolinggo Regency, and Banyuwangi regency; and [3] to determine the empowerment strategy for fishermen community in order to utilize fisheries resources in the area of Pasuruan regency, Probolinggo Regency, and Banyuwangi regency. The analyses were done through the calculation of sustainability potential, and total allowable catch, and determine the controlling strategy of fisheries resources utilization. The study described that the comparison analysis of fishing trip data, fish catch and total allowable catch in the sustainable condition was in the overexploited condition. Moreover, based on the analysis of fisheries resources utilization status in the research area, the controlling strategy was created based on the recommendation of all stakeholders. This strategy including the management of the fishing area, management of fishing time, and determine if alternative activities in the scope of both fisheries and non-fisheries sectors. These strategies can be used as a basic data in determining an empowerment strategy for fishermen in the fisheries resources utilization. These strategies including accompaniment approach and information services through community and ecosystem-based of fisheries resources management.