CPUE analysis of crab resources in Karangantu, Serang Banten, Indonesia.

Karangantu Archipelago Fisheries Port is one of the crab fishing centers in Banten Province. In 2017 Karangantu AFP was able to produce Crabs reaching 56,965 kg. This study aims to analyze the catch per catch effort and the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) of crab resources in the Karangantu Archipelago fishing port. The data analysis method used to determine the catch effort per catch is CPUE analysis and standardization of fishing gear. The results showed catch value per effort or resources of the crabs CPUE (Catch Per Unit Effort) that landed in the Brondong island fishing port in 2008-2017 fluctuating with an average CPUE value of 5,074 kg/trip, based on the value of the optimal fishing effort (fopt) 15,598 trips/year and the value of MSY 85,596 kg. The average utilization rate reaches 91% of the total MSY obtained.