Status assessment and management strategy formulation for sustainable aquaculture of the Hoven’s carp (Leptobarbus hoevenii, Bleeker, 1851) in Jambi Municipality

Abstract

Hoven’s carp is an indigenous species of freshwater fish which is highly potential to be cultured on a larger scale. It is omnivorous tends to be herbivorous fish which can save the cost of feed. Sustainable management is needed to optimize the benefits that can be obtained from the hoven’s carp aquaculture activities. It needs to pay attention to four dimensions of sustainable development (ecological, economic, socio-culture, and technology) to avoid problems of aquaculture. The purpose of this study is to assess the status and management strategy formulation for sustainable aquaculture of the hoven’s carp in Jambi municipality using a Rapfish application. The results of the sustainability analysis of hoven’s carp aquaculture in Jambi municipality showed less sustainable with an index value of 46.60%, a stress value of 12.93%, and an R2 value of 95.72%. Based on the leverage analysis, 14 sensitive attributes were used to improve the sustainability of hoven’s carp aquaculture including the availability of aquaculture land, land carrying capacity, marketing access, efficiency in the marketing chain, price fluctuations, availability of venture capital, knowledge of hoven’s carp fish aquaculture, fish farming experience, level of independence of farmers, availability of broodstock and seed, availability of supporting containers for aquaculture, feed independence.