Gill Net Fishery Development Strategy in Cilacap Districk, Central Java Province, Indonesia

Capture fisheries require resource management to optimize fishing activities, followed by efforts to maintain ecosystems and preserve fish resources as catch targets from the threats of degradation and extinction. For that a descriptive research was conducted from January-July 2021 on stakeholders, divided into two, namely the main and secondary groups and the data collected through questionnaire forms, interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) in Cilacap districk.

The collected data was analysed using scoring method with various respondents. Stakeholders give a rating or value of 1,2,3,4 on the strengths and opportunities factors, Giving a rating of 4,3,2,1 for the opposite of the level of importance of the weaknesses and threats factors.

The strategy formulations used are SWOT analysis using the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threats (SWOT) and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) analysis. The matching of the selected strategy is Strength Opportunity (SO) with the largest score: 1.34 and 1.06. The strategic priorities are area and fishing time with a Total Attractive Score (TAS) of 4.2439, increasing fishermen's human resources (4.0715), modernizing and modifying fleets and lay gill nets (3.6098), utilizing potential for export needs (3.317).