Perairan yang ada disekitar Juata Laut Kota Tarakan memiliki berbagai nilai dan potensi yang cukup besar untuk dapat digali dan dimanfaatkan sumberdaya hayati lautnya. Mendeskripsikan aspek teknis dan komposisi hasil tangkapan pukat hela yang dioperasikan pada perairan Juata Laut Kota Tarakan. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui aspek teknis penangkapan dan komposisi hasil tangkapan pukat hela di Perairan Juata Laut Kota Tarakan.
Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada Februari sampai dengan Maret 2016, bertempat di sekitar Perairan Juata Laut, Kecamatan Tarakan Utara, Kota Tarakan Kalimantan Utara. Penelitian ini bersifat Deskriftif dan Eksploratif. Pengumpulan data dengan survei (pengamatan langsung ke lapangan) dan wawancara. Jenis data aspek unit penangkapan meliputi: Ukuran kapal, dimensi alat tangkap, keragaan mesin kapal. Jenis data aspek operasi penangkapan meliputi: Trip kapal, metode penangkapan dan hasil tangkapannya. Penentuan stasiun pengambilan data menggunakan metode purposive sampling sebesar 10%. Hasil penelitian teknis perikanan pukat hela yaitu; Kategori kapal sedang 47%, sedangkan terkecil 12%. Kapasitas muatan (GT) paling mendominasi 3 GT 47%; sedangkan GT terkecil yaitu 1 GT yaitu sebesar 6%; Nelayan lebih dominan menggunakan mesin 2 unit nilai 59%. Durasi setting, towing, dan hauling setiap nelayan bervariasi, namun yang paling mendominasi setiap durasi yaitu: seting durasi 20 menit sebanyak 47%: towing 5 jam sebanyak 53%; Hauling durasi 30 menit, sebanyak 41%. Hasil penelitian jumlah hasil tangkapan total seluruh nelayan yaitu; Tangkapan main catch sebesar 90.65%; By catch sebesar 6.55%; Tangkapan discard sebesar 2.80%; Tangkapan utama main catch tertinggi dari nelayan sebanyak 430 kg; Rata-rata hasil tangkapan menggunakan mesin 1 yaitu 230.9 kg/Trip dan yang menggunakan mesin 2 rata-rata hasil tangkapan yaitu 268.8 kg/Trip; Rata-rata hasil tangkapan kurang dari 3 GT yaitu sebesar 185.4 kg/ Trip; sama dengan 3 GT dengan rata-rata hasil tangkapan yaitu 264 kg/Trip; Rata-rata hasil tangkapan lebih dari 3 GT sebesar 290 kg/Trip.
Kata kunci: Pukat hela, Teknis Penangkapan, Komposisi Tangkapan, Perairan Juata Laut Kota Tarakan

Waters that surround Juata Tarakan City has a variety of value of and great potential to be explored and exploited marine biological resources, one of which in the form of fish. Describe the number and type of mini trawl catches are operated on the waters of Tarakan City. The aim research is analysis technical aspect fishing and composition of catches with mini trawl in Juata waters of Tarakan city. The research was conducted in March through February 2016, housed nearby waters Juata Sea, Northern District of Tarakan, East Kalimantan Tarakan City. This research is descriptive and the exploratory. This Research used descriptive explorative. The data of this research is collected by survey method like a direct observation to the field subject and interviews. The Type of unit aspect-data that covering arrest: Size of ship, tool dimension catch, ship machine show. the Type of operation aspect-data that covering arrest : ship Trip, arrest method and catching result. The rule of data withdrawal-station to use it method purposive sampling by 10%. The technical research result mini trawl fishing Sea Juata that is; ship Category is 47%, whereas smallest 12%. Loading Cottonity (Gross tonnage) most to dominate 3 Gross tonnage 47%, whereas Gross tonnage smallest that is 1 Gross tonnage as big as 6%; Fisherman more dominant to use it machine 2 value unit 59%. Durasition setting, towing, and hauling every variation fisherman, but the most to dominate every durasition that is: Duration setting 20 minute many 47%; Towing 5 time many 53%; Duration hauling 30 minute, many 41%. the Result of result number-research capture of total entire fisherman that is; Capture main catch as big as 90.65%, whereas capture by catch as big as 6.55%; Capture discard as big as 2.80%; main Capture main catch highest from fisherman many 430 kg; Average capture result to use it the machine 1 that is 230.9 kg/Trip and who use it machine 2 average capture the result that is 268.8 kg/Trip; Average the less capture result from 3 Gross tonnage that is as big as 185.4 kg/ Trip; same with 3 Gross tonnage with average capture result that is 264 kg/Trip; Average capture result more than 3 Gross tonnage as big as 290 kg/Trip. Keywords: Mini trawl, Technical of arrest, capture Composition, Juata's Irregation equaling Sea Tarakan