Small Pelagic Fisheries in the Southern Part of the Sunda Shelf: Challenges and Opportunities

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10.2991/978-94-6463-942-1_18How to use a DOI?

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Annual landing; Fishing ground; Purse seine; Small pelagic fish

Abstract

Small pelagic fisheries are shaped by fleet characteristics, fishing gear, operational tactics, and management strategies. However, critical gaps persist in understanding technical aspects such as vessel size, engine power, gear types, fishing duration, and crew composition. This desk study focuses on the Sunda Continental Shelf by examining its current status, challenges and opportunities faced by capture fisheries, especially small pelagic fish. The region is surrounded by Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina. The Sunda Continental Shelf has played an ecological and economic role and supported intensive domestic fishing efforts. Key Indonesian fishing grounds, including the Natuna and Java Seas (covering ~1.0 million km2), host an average of 8,200 purse-seine vessels (2019–2022) and employ ~500,000 fishers using diverse gear types. Small pelagic species dominate landings, with Decapterus spp. Contributing the highest yield—approximately 2.2 million tons annually (29% of national landings). Production effectiveness is influenced by successful fishing performance, which requires expertise to locate productive areas and predict fish migration. In addition, production is also supported by salinity conditions, temperature, currents and upwelling phenomena, which pose challenges to its sustainability. Thus, this study emphasizes the importance of science-based management to balance resource exploitation and conservation in Indonesia’s small pelagic fisheries.

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AU  - Suryanto Suryanto
AU  - Duto Nugroho
AU  - Dian Oktaviani
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/29
TI  - Small Pelagic Fisheries in the Southern Part of the Sunda Shelf: Challenges and Opportunities
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar on Fish and Fisheries Sciences (ISFFS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 223
EP  - 240
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-942-1_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-942-1_18
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