Pengenalan Inovasi Teknologi Rumpon Booster Protein Hewani pada Perikanan Payang di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara Palabuhanratu

Abstract

Empowering the Payang fishers community in Palabuhanratu is urgently needed to find a solution to the problem of the increasingly low productivity of Payang fishing gear, especially during the lean season and moderate fishing season. This activity aims to describe the condition of Payang fishers, measure the technical factors of the payang fishery, and provide recommendations for community empowerment strategies. The method used was conducting FGDs, socializing aspects of science and technology, and testing innovative animal protein booster FAD technology on payang. Data was collected in November‒December 2023 using interview techniques with 20 fishermen who owned boats and 20 fishers with crew members. Fishing trials were carried out on 10 trips, with treatment and control of payang vessels in Palabuhanratu Bay Sukabumi Regency waters. The activity results showed that the technical factor score obtained by boat owner fishers was 1.60, and crew member fishers was 1.33 with an average of 1.50. The most vulnerable attribute for fishers who own boats is a fishing auxiliary of 1.00. Many pelagic fish catches were obtained on the treatment payang vessels due to the influence of the use of animal protein booster FADs, which caused fish to become abundant on the surface of the water. If the payang control vessels do not find any fish appearing on the surface of the water, the payang vessels will be directed to shallower waters to get demersal fish species, such as eteman and layur fish. Fish hunting patterns during daytime operations will result in quite a large fuel consumption because no fish are appearing on the surface. Thus, the use of fishing auxiliary called animal protein booster FADs is required for daytime operations on payang vessels.