PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SMALL PELAGIC FISHERIES OF THE JAVA SEA

Inside the Java Sea, pelagie fishes are caught through a broad variety of fishing gears, both in coastal as weIl as in open waters. Nevertheless the bulk of the catch cornes from seiners fleets. A brief review was presented of sorne of the measures taken to manage the small pelagie fishery. Modifications might be carried out in the process of taking management decisions in advanced countries to take into account the various constraints to management in Indonesia, inter alia: limited scientific research, lack of effective control, poor implementation and enforcement. Should these constraints and requirements be overcarne then there would be less pessimistic prospects for successful fishery management