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INTRODUCTIONIndonesia’s easternmost province of West Papua, particularly the Regency (Municipality) of TelukBintuni, is a target implementation site of the United States Agency for International Development(USAID) Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project for a number of interlocking reasons.Marine resources in this area can potentially sustain – and even expand – the economy of WestPapua. Teluk Bintuni has vast coastal and marine resources that make it a strategic location forindustries, including oil and gas, paper, and wood, as well as fisheries. Recognizing this, thegovernment has sought to boost locally generated revenues (PAD) by promoting multi-sectoralmarine resources development through the designation of a “concession area,” where the focus is todevelop the municipality’s coastal and marine areas. Beside the concession area, the municipalgovernment also established a protected forest, conservation forest, conversion forest, andproduction forest, but rapid development and population growth in the broader Eastern Indonesiaregion (KTI) have intensified pressures on local marine and fisheries resources, putting in doubt thesustainability of their economic utilization, thereby making imperative the management of resourceuse and its effects on marine biodiversity, fish stocks and habitats.To support the initiation of a marine conservation area (KKP) at Teluk Bintuni, the SEA Project,through WWF-Indonesia, conducted a rapid baseline survey in order to identify resource use issuesand ways to address them. By promoting the sustainability of local marine and fishery resources, theestablishment of the KKP is expected to contribute to community welfare not only in theMunicipality of Teluk Bintuni but in all West Papua.OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEYThe baseline survey was designed to:Collect data and information about the fishery resources and identify the key fisheries actorsin Teluk BintuniDetermine and inventory the biophysical character attributes of the mangrove ecosystem inthe areaSUMMARY OF PARTICIPANTSThis activity was initiated by the SEA Project/WWF-Indonesia with academics from Papua University,Muhammadiyah Sorong University, Papua Indonesia Christian University, Sorong Marine and FisheryPolytechnic, the fisheries department of Teluk Bintuni, and the local coastal and marine managementbody of Sorong.The survey team consisted of 22 people divided into three sub-groups. One sub-group wasresponsible for collecting fisheries data, another group for collecting biophysical data, and the thirdgroup did the mapping. Participants were assigned to the sub-group that best matched their interestsand expertise.Activity Report: Baseline Survey of Fisheries and Mangrove Resources at Teluk Bentuni to Support Marine ConservationArea Initiation, 22-29 Sept 2017 P a g e | 4
TARGET SURVEY AREASThe survey was targeted primarily at five predominantly fishing villages in the five coastal districts(Table 1).Table 1. Target survey areasDistrict Village Subject CommodityManimeri Banjar Ausoy Fish farmer (buyer) and fishers Mud crabs, FishBintuniEast Bintuni RW3 RT 1(Nelayan)Fish farmer (buyer) and fishersTaroi Taroi Village Fishers (local) ShrimpDemersal fish, smallpelagicAroba Sidomakmur Fishers (non-local) Shrimp, Demersal FishBabo Modan Fish farmers (buyer) and fishers Mud crabsRESULTSThe survey was taken on September 22-29, 2017. It was preceded by two preparatory activities: (i)Stakeholders meeting on September 19, 2017 at the office of the fisheries department of theMunicipality of Teluk Bintuni to explain the purpose, method, and the technical surveyimplementation of the SEA Project; and (ii) prerequisite meeting on September 21, 2017, also inTeluk Bintuni, to harmonize perceptions of the survey method used.FISHERIES STATUSFISHERIES RESOURCE POTENTIAL1. Major Target SpeciesThe main fisheries commodities in Teluk Bintuni are shrimp, mud crab, and demersal and smallpelagic fishes. The shrimp species Fenneropenaeus merguiensis is the most preferred exportcommodity, with markets in both Asia and Europe. The shrimp fisheries are focused in two villages:In the village of Taroi in Taroi District, where shrimp fishers are predominantly local residents, andin Sidomakmur Village in Aroba District, where fishers are mostly transient migrants. Shrimpcatching is year-round, with specific fishing times largely influenced by tide conditions. Shrimpfarming and trading operations are privately owned.Domestically, mud crab is the most preferred commodity, especially in the target villages of BanjarAusoy in Manimeri District and Modan in Babo District. The mud crab sector in these areas isdominated by non-local players, including fish farmers/buyers as well as fishers, most of whom comefrom outside West Papua. In Banjar Ausoy, mud crab catching is done in groups formed based oncapital ties, where fishers are required to sell their produce to the capital owner. Mud crab catchingis usually done over a period of 2-4 days, with fishers often spending their nights at the location ofcatch.Activity Report: Baseline Survey of Fisheries and Mangrove Resources at Teluk Bentuni to Support Marine ConservationArea Initiation, 22-29 Sept 2017 P a g e | 5
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Page 5: ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONSBsKTIPADKKP
Page 9 and 10: Inayah/USAID SEATutus Wijonarko/ US
Page 11 and 12: Figure 6. Mud crab fishing zones in
Page 13 and 14: Figure 10. Mangrove survey stations
Page 15 and 16: Adib Mustofa/USAID SEAFigure 13. Bi

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