Strategy to re-utilization shrimp resources in the Arafura Sea

Abstract

Shrimp resources in FMA 718 have not been optimally utilized. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of shrimp use after the moratorium policy and formulate recommendations for the use of shrimp in the Arafura Sea that provide maximum benefits for the community. The research was conducted in 2020. The data used in this study are secondary data. The data analysis method used is multi-criteria analysis with the TOPSIS technique. The criteria used include ecological, economic and social aspects with nine criteria. These criteria are the catching range, the potential for shrimp, the effect of shrimp use on shrimp resources and the aquatic environment, the income of business actors, the value of shrimp, the benefits received by the central government, the benefits received by the local government, the possibility of conflict in the use of fishing gear and the area of fishing and labor recruitments. The policy options presented in this study are the option of using shrimp in existing conditions, the option of utilizing shrimp with the addition of a smallscale trawl, the option of utilizing shrimp using small scale trawl and large trawl, and the option of utilizing shrimp only using a large scale trawl. Recommended policy options using the Topsis method which gives the highest ci value, namely option 3.