Model designs of Indonesian tuna fishery management in the Indian Ocean (FMA 573) using soft system methodology approach

The Indonesian Fisheries' Management of the Indian Ocean (FMA 573) has great tuna resources, especially yellowfin and bigeye. There are various problems regarding activities of tuna fisheries in this area, and now is the time to initiate an integrated management. This research aims to evaluate the biological and technological aspects of tuna fishing activities in the FMA 573, and to design a management model on resources and fishing technology aspects of Indonesian tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean area (FMA 573). Model design was carried out using the soft system methodology approach. The study resulted in identifying three problems regarding resources and six problems regarding the technological aspect. Finally, the model design of tuna fisheries management in the Indian Ocean (FMA 573) gave a solution for regulating the number of fishing effort in the Indian Ocean (FMA 573) as well as for realigning the use of FADs with its technical and implementation guidelines. Lastly, the study aimed at helping in building a system which is capable of guaranteeing the national implementation on the certification of competence for ship captains and crew through policymaking and budget allocation. The conceptual model was constructed based on the definition of RDs.