The Impacts of Pieh Marine Protected Area on Reef Fish Resources In Its Adjacent Areas

Reef fish have a high economic value. Excessive fishing causes degradation of reef resources, as has occurred in the West Sumatera waters. Marine protected areas (MPA) offer one better management strategies support restoration overexploited resources by protecting habitat and limiting exploitation. This study aims to analyze impacts establishment MPA on its adjacent areas. The research was carried out Pieh located Sumatra Fishing experiments were conducted inside core zone catch compared similar outside MPA. result showed that per unit effort (CPUE) fishes 2.47 times higher than However, size composition not significantly different between those two areas, except for Lutjanus russellii, which shows maximum length about 2.5 higher. weight Epinephelus areolatus analyzed determine biological condition grouper caught both length-weight analysis 86.67% E. matured. Nevertheless, maturity is smaller, indicating there impact epreviously pressure areolatus. Research results double abundance.