STUDI TEKNOLOGI PENANGKAPAN GOMBANG DI DESA CENTAI KECAMATAN PULAU MERBAU KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN MERANTI PROVINSI RIAU

Abstract

The research was conducted on December 2012 In the village Centai District Merbau island Regency Meranti islands Riau. This study aims to determine the level of environmental friendliness gombang fishing gear, business feasibility and factors gombang capture technology.The method used is the survey method is with direct observation in the field and doing interviews and discussions with fishermen. From the observation in accordance with the FAO (1995) indicates that, gombang fishing gear including fishing gear into environmentally friendly but gombang gear is not selective fishing gear. Gombang capture technology influenced several factors that is tidal factor, current velocity, water depth and weather. The results of the business feasibility analysis calculations indicate that fisheries gombang provide benefits to fishermen and deserves to be developed because of the value of BCR (Benefit Cost Ratio) is obtained at 1.8, FRR (Financial Rate of Return) is 48%. and PPC (Payback Period of Capital) is 2 years and 1 month and 6 days.