The Impact of Climate Change on Pampus Argenteus Fish Production in Depok Village, Indonesia

Abstract

The Depok Village, Indonesia, has a potential of marines and fish resources up to reach 11, 374.1 tons in 2015 to 2017. However, there is a strong evidence that the climate change (i.e. sea temperature, rain fall and humidity) has affected the distribution of fish production and has implications for the marine sector of capture fishery production. This study is to investigate the relationships between the climate changes and fish production in Depok village. Data on the climate change and the annual yield of fish's production during the period 2016 to 2017 were analysed. The result shows that there was a significant correlation between the climate change and annual fish yield or catch with r = 0.64 and p=0.013. The study also reveals a decreasing production from 4028 kg in 2016 to 3600 kg in 2017 of fish caught in just over one year period. This study contributes recommendations for Government agencies by providing data and information related to temperature and climate changes for fishermen. In brief, government agencies need to develop information systems for monitoring the alarming sea conditions.