Marine ornamental trade is multi million dollar industry, worth an estimated US$200 to 350 million annually, and operating throughout the tropics [1]. Marine ornamentals are, in fact, one of the highest value-added product from coral reefs, with an estimated worth of US$ 7,000 per metric ton of live coral, while harvested coral for lime only worth US$60, and fish for food only worth US$6,000 compared with US$496,000 for ornamental fish per metric ton [2]. Indonesia and the Phillipines are the world’s leading exporters of marine ornamental fish, supplying an estimated 85% of fish imported by the United States and Europe, the trade’s largest consumers [3,4]. Most of these fishes are collected from the wild, primarily from on or near coral reefs, therefore causing population depletion [5]. In the past, the trade may seem uncontrollable, since few species are listed in CITES Appendix or IUCN Redlist. CITES only listed corals, napoleon wrasse, giant clams, and sea horses on their appendix [6]. In 2008, IUCN Redlist added 837 coral species to the list [7]. The main concern for this trade is the probability of rejected catch which is very high [1], thus increasing threat to the ecosystem [8]. Therefore there is a need to make the trade become more effective, efficient and environmental friendly.

1. Fisherman Contribution on The Application of information
system for the management of reef ornamentals
in Seribu Islands
Safran Yusri
Aar Mardesyawati
www.terangi.or.id

2. • Marine ornamentals are
one of the highest value-
added product from
coral reefs
• Difficult to control,
involving hundreds of
species, unknown
collection area.
• Need fisheries
monitoring for
sustainable fisheries
Background

3. Seribu Islands

4. TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH
• TAC as a reference point
for sustainable yield
• Useful for monitoring

5. Ornamental
fish
Collection
Biannual
stock
assessment
Documentation
Collection
VS
Total allowable catch
Total
Allowable Catch
Reduce collection
Sustainable yield
Flowchart for fisheries
management using TAC
Collection > TAC
Collection < TAC

6. Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Analysis
Visual Census
Growth Rate (k)
Length infinity (L)
Total Mortality (Z)
Natural Mortality (M)
Relative yield per recruit
analysis
Total Alowable Catch

7. •Slightly similar with stock inventory database used in stores.
•Developed with MS Access and VBA
Trade documentation database

8. Example of Collection VS TAC graphic in 2007

9. Thank You
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