Productivity and Selectivity of Several Traditional Fishing Gear (Study at Katingan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia)

There are traditional equipments and the modern ones. The amount is also increased from year to year, so the decreasing products happen in the last few years. Fisherman used traditional tools that were made from bamboo and rattan surrounds their village. The production scale also variously happens and it is proved by the increasing amount from year to year. This research needs 23 families. The suggestion to use the gear with high selectivity in large amount is an alternative to bridge the economic needs and preservation of aquatic ecosystems. Keywords : productivity, selectivity, traditional fishing gea