ASSESSMENT OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT USING ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT INDICATORS IN SAWU SEA MARINE NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA

Ecosystem approaches to fisheries management are considered as an effective alternative at managing sustainable small-scale fisheries and supporting conservation program in Sawu Sea Marine National Park (Sawu Sea MNP); therefore, impelementation of EAFM in Sawu Sea MNP requires a strategic way.This present work aimed to evaluate current status of smallscale fisheries management using EAFM indicators.The evaluation results are then used for establishing the development strategies of sustainable small-scale fisheries using ecosystem approach in Sawu Sea MNP.The study was conducted in Rote Ndao, which is a sub region of Tirosa-Batek, Sawu Sea MNP.Data collection and analysis was performed according to EAFM assessment covering 30 indicators grouped into 6 domains.Based on evaluation of EAFM indicators, the composite value of small-scale fisheries management in Sawu Sea MNP ranged from 30.0 to 63.6 with the average value of 52.4.The value indicated that the state of small-scale fisheries management in Sawu Sea MNP was observed at medium level.Based on assessment of each domain, the economical domain was at bad level, while other domains (fish resource, habitat and ecosystem, fishing technology, social and institutional) were found at medium level.These our findings suggested that small-scale fisheries management in Sawu Sea MNP has not been managed optimally based on sustainable principles in EAFM indicators.Further improvement is addressed to economical domain in order to develop the small-scale fisheries management in Sawu Sea MNP.KEY WORDS Sawu Sea Marine National Park, small-scale fisheries, development, economy.Small-scale fisheries have played important role in supplying food and employment for coastal communities that rely on fish as a single natural commodity (Alfaro-Shigueto et al 2010), as well as providing major employment and protein source for most population worldwide (Hauzer et al 2013).On the other hand, the small-scale fisheries have faced problematic facts related to reduced catch and environmental degradation (Hauzer et al 2013), as well as over capacity (Pomeroy 2012).Therefore, small-scale fisheries need to be managed properly which aimes to achieve sustainable development (Hauzer et al 2013).Pomeroy (2012) stated that overcapacity in small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia requires integrated approaches including resource restoration and conservation.Currently, a fisheries management approach is developed to enhance the sustainability of fisheries resource utilization considering the effectiviness and precautionary.Since 2001, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has introduced Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) (FAO 2003), which is an alternative approach to fisheries management that addresses fisheries as an ecosystem; thus, its management needs to cover all relevant