THE POTENTIAL OF CAPTURE FISHERIES IN PANGANDARAN DISTRICT- A REVIEW

Fisheries

The Pangandaran Regency area is one of the capture fisheries centres in West Java Province. According to data displayed by the West Java Province Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in 2019-2020, Pangandaran Regency contributed 3,948 tons of marine fish. This large number is a potential for Pangandaran to continue to advance its fishing fisheries sector. This makes capture fisheries the foundation of the people's economy in Pangandaran Regency. Pangandaran fishermen are counted as small fishermen with vessels <5 GT with fishing gear operated by human power. Things like that cause less optimal utilization of capture fisheries in the waters of Pangandaran Regency. Therefore, Pangandaran Regency has great fishery potential but has yet to be utilized optimally due to the facilities and infrastructure supporting the activity. This research uses research methods from various literature sources and tries to review the potential for capturing fisheries in Pangandaran. The results of the review show that the potential capture fisheries in Pangandaran have excellent potential, with areas and catches still in a sustainable state. Therefore, the Capture Fisheries Business in Pangandaran is a profitable potential. However, the fluctuating number of fisheries is a problem in capture fisheries. Therefore, considerations and regulations on catch restrictions are also essential to study.

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