An overview of reef fish catching seasonal patterns in the coastal waters of Spelman Strait, in Central Buton Regency, Indonesia (original) (raw)

2020, AACL Bioflux, 2020, Volume 13, Issue 4.

The coral reefs in the coastal waters of the Spelman Strait are experiencing continuous environmental degradation due to exploitation by fishermen. This study, therefore, aims to identify the target fish catch based on the fishing season using local, domestic, and international reef marketing systems. This research was conducted from January to April (west monsoon season) and May to November 2019 (east monsoon season). The results showed that Lutjanidae (6 species), Serranidae (8 species), Prettodidae (1 species), Haemulidae (1 species), Caesionidae (1 species), Ostraciidae (1 species), Mullidae (6 species), Labridae (2 species), Siganidae (3 species), Holocentridae (1 species), Lethrinidae (7 species), Symphysanodontidae (1 species), Chaetodontidae (1 species), Platycephalidae (1 species) and Nemipteridae (3 species) are the identified genera of fishes found in coastal waters of the Spelman Strait. During the west monsoon season, fishermen use the hook sizes numbered 5 and 8 to catch a large size fishes of the Serranidae and Lutjanidae families, and in the east monsoon season, hook sizes of 15, 16, 17 are utilized for catching small fish species. These reef fishes are internationally marketed in other Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, and China.