STUDI ALAT TANGKAP IKAN PARI DI SASAK KECAMATAN SASAK RANAH PASISIE KABUPATEN PASAMAN BARAT

Abstract Gill net stingray isrectangular,has amash size (6 inches) The same size on all nets, Long nets each piece is 50 m and the 3 m. It isthe development ofinformationtechnologygear, newgearincreasedin the study area.This study aims to determine: 1) Specifications and construction gill net stingray, 2) fishing method, 3) fhising ground, 4the number and type of the catch.The method usediswas asurvey methodwithdirect observationof fishing gearusedfishingstingraysandfollowdirectlythe operation offishing gearstingrays, conducting interviewswithfishermenandowners offishing gearstingraysandlearnin depthin order to knowin detailabout thecircumstancesandissues facingstingrayfishinggear.The results, gill net stingray consisting of 70 pieces, 8 catch stingray species in the waters of West Sumatra isstingray fire ( Dasyatis Benetti ), Star stingray ( Himantura Gerrardi ), eagle stingray( Aetobatus Narinari ), stingray mud( Dasyatis Thetidis ), stingray katuko( Neotrygon Kuhlii ), bound stingray ( Aetomylaeus Nichofii ), bat stingray(Gymnura Altavela ), black stingray ( Himantura Pastinacoides ). Keywords : Gill net stingray fish, Stingray fish,Sasak