FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION FGD

7 | FINAL REPORT

III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

A. FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION FGD

The aim of this FGD is a identify the problems of fishermen and aquatic environments; b accommodate the expectations and needs of fishermen in maintaining and developing blue swimming crab fishing effort; c obtain information about the size of blue swimming crab from the fisherman who should be catched 4-6 ind kg; and d introduce a protype design collapsible crab pot environmentally friendly fishing gear to achieve sustainable blue swimming crab fisheries. This FGD have obtained a variety of issues, there are crabs catch continue to decrease and the size of the crab caught become smaller. The most conerning situation occurred in waters of Soropia, Konawe, in which fishermen have catched crab with minimum biomass which is 2-3 kg trip 1 trip = 2-3 days. The catch biomass has the size 5-8 ind kg and 15-20 ind kg. The second indications of those size show that the population of blue swimming crab in the waters surrounding Soropia has shown over-exploitation. In the waters of Torokeku, Tinanggea, South Konawe and Waemputang, South Poleang, Bombana also has problems but in different aspects. Torokeku fishermen has catched blue swimming crab farther from habitate before, while fisherman in Waemputang have catched the blue swimming crabs with gill nets mesh size 4 inch. The fishermen in the both region have realized that the amount of blue swimming crab caught more and more reduced. In the implementation of the FGD also obtained information that the fishermen have wanted to catch blue swimming crab that sized 4-6 ind kg. It is also recommended by crabs cloectors to fishermen of blue swimming crab in order to catch only adult crabs, while the medium, small-sized, and the mature blue swimming crab were released at waters. Thus, the application of the crab pot prototype is expected with the fishermen desire. The participants on the FGD activities are fishermen and blue swimming crab local colectors . In the FGD obtained information as follows: • That the number of fishermen catch is fewer and fewer and the size is smaller along with the time. Figure 1.The condition of discussion with the fishermen community led by prof. La sara discuss related problems in activity fishery of blue swimming crab and introduction fishing gear instrument that will be tested. FINAL REPORT | 8 • Limited financial owned by fishermen to purchase fishing gear ie pot crab and gill nets. • Fishermen receive a prototype design of fishing gear collapsible pot for blue swimming crab using the escape vent on each pot • Fishermen asked the Local Government Department of Marine and Fisheries cq. to assist procurement collapsible pot crab

B. SELECTIVITY STUDY OF CRAB POT