Seaweed farming and seaweed capture fishermen phenomenon in Sebatik Strait, Nunukan Regency

Abstract

Nunukan Regency - North Kalimantan, is currently one of the biggest producers of Kappaphycus alvarezii in Indonesia. The large number of seaweed farmers showed that the seaweed business economically increases the Nunukan and surrounding community's income. An interesting phenomenon in the Nunukan Regency is the fishermen who capturing seaweed drifted due to sea currents. Conflicts of sea area utilization are still an issue in Sebatik Strait. This paper aims to analyze the prevalence of conflicts arising from space competition between seaweed catcher and seaweed farmer. This study was conducted using existing field data and reviewing secondary data usinga descriptive and quantitative approach. The field data was obtained by in-depth interviews and distributed questionnaires to seaweed farmers and seaweed stakeholders in Nunukan region. The recommendations for seaweed business development strategies are divided into three strategies: short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies in the Sebatik Strait, presented at the end of this paper.