The shrimp fisheries management options of the Arafura Sea

Abstract

Arafura Sea is the one of the 9 fishing grounds in Indonesia for shrimp fishing which the total area is estimated 150.000 km2. The total fish stock is estimated to be 1.076.890 tons/year and the demersal fish stock inlcuding shrimp is 145.830 tons/year. The shrimp fisheries condition at Arafura Sea is presumed to be over fishing and overcapacity due to ineffective of current management, lack of law enforcement capabilities, and lack of fishermen concern of the sustainable principles. The main objective of the dissertation is to formulate the shrimp fisheries management options which include vessels number reduction, implementation of quota and seasonal closure. The specific objectives of the dissertation are include: (1) analyze the shrimp fisheries bioeconomic, (2) analyze the actual versus sustainable production trend, (3) measure shrimp fishing capacity and efficiency, (4) formulate the recommendation of the future management options.