The Small-Scale Tuna Fisheries at Yaholu Village, Central Maluku Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

The small-scale tuna fisheries in Yaholu Village operated on a Fair Trade USA basis and non-Fair Trade basis. The study of sustainable management of small-scale tuna fisheries was conducted from May to July 2021. This study aimed to assess the sustainability status of tuna fisheries operated based on fair trade and non-fair and recommend a strategy for sustainable management strategy. Rapid appraisal for sustainable status and Drives, Pressure, State, Impact, Response (DPSIR) method was used to assess the tuna fishery's sustainable status and management strategy. Overall, the sustainability for Fair trade was 73.51%, while for non-Fair Trade was 54.02%, the lowest dimension was institutional from non-Fair with a value of 32.82% from a 1 00% sustainable scale. The most sensitive attribute towards sustainability was the migratory range with a Root Mean Square of 6.46. According to DPSIR analysis, there were 5 strategies proposed for small-scale tuna fisheries sustainability at Yaholu Village.