The impact of fishermen’s conflict on the sustainability of crab (Portunus pelagicus) resources in the coastal areas of Maros District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract. Daris L, Massiseng ANA, Fachry ME, Jaya, Zaenab ST. 2022. The impact of fishermen’s conflict on the sustainability crab (Portunus pelagicus) resources in coastal areas Maros District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 5278-5289. Using environmentally unfriendly fishing gear causes damage to coral reefs and seagrass, which are habitat crabs. prohibition using ecologically gear, such as mini trawl, catching crabs shrimps area ??Maros Indonesia, has triggered horizontal conflicts between traditional fishermen from 1985 until now. This study aims identify types analyze distribution maximum rate that could threaten resources. research was conducted February July 2022 ??Maros, Sulawesi Province, type data is primary secondary data. collection methods used this were observation, interviews, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). analysis qualitative by reducing presenting obtained observations, PRA, well spatial Geographic Information Systems (GIS) describe map fishermen's conflicts. results showed agrarian conflicts, technological perception trammel nets traps trawls. Conflicts resource utilization occur ??2.71-3.26 km coast during dark moons 2.17-3.26 bright moons. Fishing have an decreasing catches 2015 2021, where effort (trip) exceeded sustainable (MSY) 690 trips/year with a total catch 1232.3 tons/year.