Important-performance analysis of capture fisheries development in Karimunjawa Islands

The Karimunjawa Islands is a strategic area in Indonesia that is prone to conflicts regarding conservation, fisheries and tourism. Conservation programs should also consider the improvement of community welfare in the area by conducting priority scale determination of strategy. The important-performance analysis (IPA) approach can be used in the priority scale determination of the capture fisheries development in Karimunjawa Islands. This study was performed to measure the priority of capture fisheries development in Karimunjawa Islands using the IPA. Local fishermen were involved in this study, (especially those who lived in Karimunjawa Island and Kemojan Island), where there were diverse ethnic groups that affected the culture of the local community. Based on the results of the IPA, the priority attributes must be improved including docking facilities, culinary centers and fishing ports. Meanwhile, development programs that need to be prioritized include the supervision of sustainable fishing practices, law enforcement on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, development of public facilities (sea transportation, land transportation, electricity, and clean water), development of fish processing centers, development of culinary centers, as well as community empowerment programs (including capital strengthening, production equipment, cooperative institutions, and fishermen families and conservation).