STATUS OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES AVAILABILITY OF THE CAPTURE FISHERIES AREA IN WEST SUMATRA

The great potential of fishery resources in the Indian Ocean can be optimally utilized by the community of West Sumatra if adequate fishery infrastructure is available. The development of this infrastructure should ideally synergize with the outputs and outcomes of previous coastal area development programs in West Sumatra. One initial step to create this synergy is to analyze the conditions of the capture fisheries and the available infrastructure in the coastal areas, namely fisheries facilities and infrastructures, as well as the capture fisheries area development programs. This research utilized data and information obtained from field observations, interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), questionnaire surveys, and secondary data from government agencies. The readiness of the area was assessed by the index of infrastructure availability relative to the infrastructure needs for the planned targets. The analysis concludes that the availability of fisheries facilities and infrastructures had a moderate category status, respectively 63% and 72%. Among several types of facilities, some still need to be constructed, such as clean water supply and ice factories to maintain the quality of fish.