North Gorontalo Fisheries and Fisherman Welfare Post Implementation of The IUU Fishing Policy

Abstract

The location of this research was conducted in North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province. The target of this research is the people who work as fishermen in Dudepo District. This research will be conducted in May 2023 with the criteria for choosing a research location, namely the potential for IUU fishing and its policies. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis. Descriptive analysis is used to see the amount of fish caught by fishermen in 3 (three) sub-districts and also cases of IUU fishing in North Gorontalo Regency. Analisys method used Measurement of family welfare conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS, 2013). As for the indicators used to determine the level of welfare, namely by using the indicators of a prosperous family. North Gorontalo Regency has indications that violations have occurred, namely the practice of fish bombing and terut has increased every year. It was recorded that 16 times the practice of fishing bombing occurred from 2020 – 2022. And 2 times the practice of catching fish using trawlers, as well as 1 practice of catching using anesthetic and 1 practice of catching protected animals (turtles). Based on the results of the analysis of the level of welfare using BPS indicators, it was concluded that fishing communities in the Districts of Anggrek, Ponelo Kepulauan and Monano, North Gorontalo Regency, were included in the category of moderate welfare levels with a score of 2.40