The present status of fixed lift net fishing in Banten Bay Indonesia

Abstract

Banten Bay is the main fishing ground for small scale fishing activity in Banten Province. The fishers use several fishing gears, such as gillnet, trap, hook and line, danish seine, and lift net. However, a lift net fishery has a significant contribution to fish production in Archipelagic Fishing Port of Karangantu, Serang City. The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of fixed lift net fishing in Banten Bay. The research was conducted on Mei to July 2019 through survey and field observation. There are more than 150 units of fixed lift net operated in Banten Bay, that have landing place in Karangantu and Panjang Island. The rectangle lift nets (10Wx10L m2) are fixed at six to ten-meter depth. The fishers used four to six pressure kerosene lamps as a light source before 2010. However, since 2010 the fishers changed the lamp to the electrical light source due to high price, and limited availability of kerosene. In peak season, the lift nets have high productivity (500-1000 kg/trip). The productivity was decreased in the low season (< 100 kg/trip). The main target species in fixed lift net fishing are anchovies and squids with a potential margin more than IDR 60 million per year.