Eksplorasi Sumberdaya Ikan Laut dalam Menggunakan Bubu di Teluk Palabuhan Ratu

Abstract

In Indonesia information about deep sea fish resource is very limited. The objectives of this research were to identify deep sea spesies and its biodiversity at 200 m and 400 m depth. The research location was in Palabuhanratu Bay at 200 m and 400 m depth with positions of 77o6'40" LS 106 degrees 29’00’’ BT to 7 degrees 5’56’’ LS 106 degrees 26’31’’ BT. and 7 degrees LS- 7 ,02 degrees LS and 106,25 degrees BT- 106,28 degrees BB. Six Experimental fishing operations were conducted using 10 pots, fish finder, bait (shark and ray meat), and a commercial charactered fishing boat. the result showed that species at 200 m and 400 m depth could be identified, i.e. 6 species from family of grapsidae, Homolidae, Ophididae, Majidae, and Congridae.