Aspek Perikanan dan Pola Distribusi Ikan Cakalang (Katsuwonus Pelamis) di Perairan Teluk Bone, Sulawesi Selatan
Abstract: The objectives of
the research were to know the fisheries aspects and to analyze the distribution pattern of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in Bone
Gulf waters where the research has been
done from March until September 2009.
The fisheries aspect was analyzed by using descriptive method, while the
distribution pattern of skipjack tuna was analyzed by using spatial data
processing sofware such as : SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (SEADAS), ERDAS
Imagine versi 9.0, ArrcGIS 9/ GMT 3.3,
and Adobe Photoshop v.7. There were two kinds of data used in this research i.e
: secondary data (skipjack production annually from Fisheries Office and
oceanography data from NASA database). The result of the research showed
that skipjack tuna hold a role important
in fishery of Gulf of Bone and their distribution varie according to the season
or month where the shoal of skipjack tuna, on April, predicted will have been at north of Gulf of Bone, especially ,around
of Luwu district waters and south part of Gulf of Bone, especially, around of
Bone district waters. On May, skipjack tuna shoal predicted have been at north part of Bone Gulf particullary,
around of Luwu Timur, Luwu Utara, Palopo dan Luwu district waters. On June and July, shoal of skipjack tuna
predicted have been at north part of Gulf of Bone, around of Luwu, Palopo, Luwu
Utara, Luwu Timur and Kolaka (Soth East Sulawesi) waters. On August, shoal of
skipjack tuna predicted have been at north, centre, and south part of Gulf of
Bone i.e, around Luwu Utara, Palopo and Luwu districs waters and Bone district
waters.
Keyword: skipjack tuna,
fishery, distribution patterns, Bone Gulf
Penulis: Achmar Mallawa
Kode Jurnal: jpperikanandd100131
