Alat tangkap jala (cash net), rawai (longline) dan bubu (fish trap) di perairan Salim Batu merupakan alat tangkap ikan bersifat aktif. Alat tangkap jala memiliki ukuran tinggi 3 m dan diameter tebar 1,5 m. Alat tangkap rawai memiliki ukuran panjang 80 m. Alat tangkap bubu (fish trap) memiliki ukuran panjang 2,5 m, diameter atas 45 cm dan diameter bawah 90 cm. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui Kategori hasil tangkapan Utama (main catch) / HTU, Sampingan (bycatch) / HTS, Buangan (discard) / HTB) dengan menggunakan alat tangkap jala, rawai dan bubu di perairan salimbatu kabupaten Bulungan. Metode penelitian deskriptif kuantitaf. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada selama Maret – Mei 2023, dengan purposive sampling selama 12 kali sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hasil tangkapan jala diperoleh udang galah, ikan puput, gulama, bulu ayam, kakap putih, buntal, serinding dan otek. Pengoperasian alat tangkap rawai didapatkan ikan putih, kakap putih, kerapu macan, rebanu, pari dan kerapu muara. Pengoperasian alat tangkap bubu terdapat ikan putih, sembilang, mujair kiper, bawal, kerapu macan, jenahan, belanak, gulama, sumpit, lele, sidat kembang, udang galah, udang, kepiting bakau, buntal, remang bias, sidat dan otek. Kategori hasil tangkapan jala yang dominan adalah tangkapan utama (main catch) sebesar 11,9 kg (75,80%), tangkapan sampingan (bycatch) sebesar 2,2 kg (14,01%) dan hasil tangkapan buangan (discard) sebesar 1,6 kg (10,19%), Kategori hasil tangkapan rawai yang dominan adalah tangkapan utama (main catch) sebesar 32,3 kg (100%), Kategori hasil tangkapan bubu yang dominan adalah tangkapan utama (main catch) sebesar 18,7 kg (71,10%), tangkapan sampingan (bycatch) sebesar 5,5 kg (20,91%) dan hasil tangkapan buangan (discard) sebesar 2,1 kg (7.98%).

Kata Kunci: Bubu, Jala, Kategori Hasil Tangkapan, Rawai

In the waters of Salimbatu, various active fishing tools such as cash nets, longlines, and fish traps are utilized. The cash net has a size of 3 m in height and 1.5 m in diameter. The longline has a length of 80 m. The fish trap has a length of 2.5 m, an upper diameter of 45 cm, and a lower diameter of 90 cm. The primary aim of this research was to categorize the main catch, bycatch, and discard resulting from the utilization of cash net, longline, and fish trap in Salimbatu waters of Bulungan Regency. Employing a quantitative descriptive research method, data were collected from March to May 2023, utilizing purposive sampling across 12 sessions. Findings revealed that the cash net yielded catches including giant river prawns, longfin herrings, croakers, moustached thryssa, white snappers, porcupinefish, cardinalfish, and sea catfish. Longline operations resulted in the capture of giant trevallies, white snappers, tiger groupers, rebanu, stingrays, and orange-spotted groupers. The fish trap captured a diverse range of species including giant trevallies, eel-tailed catfish, Mozambique tilapias, pomfrets, tiger groupers, lutjanus johnii, greenback mullets, croakers, banded archerfish, airbreathing catfish, giant mottled eels, giant river prawns, shrimps, mangrove crabs, porcupinefish, Indonesian snake eels, eels, and sea catfish. Dominant catch categories varied among the methods: cash nets recorded a main catch of 11.9 kg (75.80%), bycatch of 2.2 kg (14.01%), and discard of 1.6 kg (10.19%). Longlines yielded a dominant main catch of 32.3 kg (100%). Fish traps showed a dominant main catch of 18.7 kg (71.10%), bycatch of 5.5 kg (20.91%), and discard of 2.1 kg (7.98%). Keywords: Catch Category, Cash Net, Longline, Fish Trap