Baseline Survey for Establishing Fisheries Refugia in Province of Bangka Belitung Islands. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

Abstract

This survey was conducted by the team of refugia project of Indonesia on 11-20 November in Bangka Belitung Islands. There were 10 participants involving in this survey. The objectives of the surveys were to identify critical habitat of squid (Urotheutis chinensis) in Bangka Belitung; to assess critical habitat of squid in Bangka Belitung water including spawning and nursery ground of squid; to assess oceanography condition in Bangka Belitung sea; to assess biological aspect of squid, this includes growth pattern, length distribution; food habit, and genetic pattern of squid in Bangka Belitung; to obtain data & information regarding exploitation pattern of squid, fishing gears and fisher community of squid; to identify social system and institutions of fish squid community.