4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 4.1
Overview of Study Area
Based on the results of field observations, obtained information about the general condition of research area, which consisted of geographical conditions,
socio-demographic and accessibility.
4.1.1 Geographical Conditions
Pasi Island was part of Kepulauan Selayar Regency, South Sulawesi Province with the geographical position about 6
o
5 - 6
o
13 Latitude and 120
o
23 - 120
o
27 Longitude, located in adjacent to West of Selayar Island. The island is composed of 3 three villages, namely Bontolebang Village, Bontoborusu Village
and Kahu-Kahu Village, which is covered area about ± 2335 ha BPS 2009 and ± 29.5 km coastline PSTK UNHAS 2007. Following is information about
population data of Pasi Island residents: Table 7 Residents Data of Pasi Islan
No.
d
Village Area
Km
2
Residents Number of
Family Men
Women 1
2 3
Bontolebang Kahu-Kahu
Bontoborusu 3.31
10.04 10.00
874 1918
1639 246
482 463
448 955
902 426
963 737
Source: Family data questionnaire 2010; BPS 2009
4.1.2 Social Demography
Of the total of 73 fishermen interviewed, Pasi Island residents depend on fisheries and agriculture sector, as the
dominant livelihoods. The present of season greatly effects in their daily activities, in the east monsoon they generally work as fishermen, while in the west monsoon,
the community as a farmer cashew, corn, coconut. The fishing activities is traditional, hand line and gill net are usually used to catch fishes such as coral
trout, grouper, and others. 52.05 of respondents do fishing
activities around the island and 38.36 in Taka Bajangan about 4 nautical miles from Pasi Island. Overall the respondents still use traditional fishing gear, nets,
traps and others, they capture the majority of reef fish and feel that diminishing
fish resources if compared with five years ago.
Table 8 Overview of fishing conditions at Pasi Island n=73 Representation of the fishermen in
Pulau Pasi can be seen in the following table:
No. Description by
No. of Respondent
Percentage Total
1 Fishing Ground:
Around Pasi Island 38
52.05 100
Taka’ Bajangan 28
38.36 Outer Pasi Island
7 9.59
2 Fishing Gears:
Hand Line 42
57.53 100
Nets 20
27.40 Others
11 15.07
3 Type of Fish:
Reef Fishes 65
89.04 100
Pelagic Fishes 5
6.85 Reef Pelagic Fishes
3 4.11
4 Average catchday
5 Kg 26
35.62 100
5 - 10 Kg 34
46.58 10 Kg
13 17.81
5 Fish Harvest last 5 years:
13 Increased
17.81 100
Similar 14
19.18 Decreased
46 63.01
4.1.2.1 Bontolebang Village
Bontolebang Village consists of 3 three dusun, namely Dusun Gusung Timur, Gusung Barat and Gusung Lengu’. Electric power in this village has been
well, in which every house has obliged to pay electricity bill based on the number of lamps installed at home. Diesel engine of adequate power is installed in village
centre. Unlike the electric facilities, the fresh water supply in this village is very poor; this may be caused by the physical character of sloping topography of the
village. In addition to fishing activities, the villager is also farming reef fish
groupers, coral trout, baronang and others by using step cages and floating cages. The role of women in the family can be quite large, both as housewives and
family economic support. This was shown by women activity to help improve the family economy such as trading, dried fish processing and even helping their
husbands in fishing equipment maintenance.
