Utilization of Marine Geospatial Data for Determining Optimal FAD Locations in Improving the Living Standards of the North Gorontalo Coastal Community

The use of fishing aids called Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) has become a polemic in the context realizing sustainable fisheries management. On one hand, FADs can increase fishermen’s catches. However, on other without proper management will result unsustainable fish availability due to overfishing. used are also not always correlated with increased At certain times, by fishermen be lost because they carried away current, which is clearly very detrimental both and environment. Utilization geospatial information efforts connect existing policies regarding FADs, safety aspects, optimizing number main focus this study utilization such as modeling ocean currents, analysis potential zones, sea depth positions, prohibited zones for placement FADs. model policy results determine recommendations optimal northern province Gorontalo. In study, an influence economy community, especially coastal community North Gorontalo Regency, was out. Recommended areas FAD divided into class 1 (low recommendation), 2 (medium 3 (high recommendation). recommendation resulted 5 being level area, 27 6 area. Installed cannot moved different location installation permanent. findings help those who install new decide secure site their installation. By paying attention shape gear, conditions it analyzed that catch targets pelagic (pelagic) fish, evidenced catches dominated large small total 21,535,604 kg. 2021. Thus, inferred have significant role supporting revolves around fishers, stock still relatively high, possible support people Regency long term.