The Effect of Mangrove on Fish Catch Using Belat at Teluk Pemedas and Sanipah of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

¹ Doctoral Program of Environmental Science, School of Postgraduate Studies, Diponegoro University, Semarang - Indonesia
² Faculty of Fishery and Ocean, Diponegoro University, Semarang, 50275, Indonesia
³ Master Program of Environmental Science, School of Post Graduate Studies, Diponegoro University, Semarang, 50275, Indonesia
⁴ Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, 50275, Indonesia
⁵ Department of Oil and Gas Processing Engineering, STT MIGAS, Balikpapan, 76127, Indonesia
⁶ Department of Petroleum Engineering, STT MIGAS, Balikpapan, 76127, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: bustams@gmail.com

Abstract

The increasing population at Teluk Pemedas and Sanipah coastal areas of Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, has led to coastal degradation. The problem was mainly caused by conversion of mangrove into aquaculture, agriculture, plantation industrial, and residential areas. This research was a study case, used descriptive analysis to describe the local fishermen activity using belat traditional device to catch fish. The results revealed that there were many fishermen still did not know the benefits of mangrove for economy growth, ecological, ecotourism etc. This condition affects to the decline of the mangrove function. Fisherman who used belat often move from one location to another location in order to find places that have many catches. The belat which are placed in good environment mangrove areas produces lots of catches that greatly benefit the fisherman, therefore mangrove ecosystem must be well preserved for the sustainability of fishermen’s efforts to earn a living.