The influence of the amount of live bait and fishing time on pole and line catches in the Maluku Sea, Indonesia

Ternate, North Maluku Indonesia is a water area that has quite large fisheries potential because it is a migration area for various types of large pelagic fish, including tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) which is a mainstay commodity for fisheries in Indonesia. Pole and line is a fishing tool consisting of a fishing rod or bamboo, fishing line and fishing rods which are specifically used for catching K. pelamis. The research was carried out by participating in pole and line fishing activities from November 2022 to May 2023 at fishing grounds in the Maluku Sea. Composition of caught fish Pole and Line that is K. pelamis as much as 22,313 kg, T. albacares as much as 5,320 kg, and other fish as much as 68 kg. Fishing was carried out 41 times with a total fishing duration of 2,460 minutes (41 hours) using live sardinella (Sardinella fimbriata) and anchovy (Stolephorus commersonii) bait as much as 8,358 kg. The relationship between the amount of live bait and fishing duration on catch results, it was found that there was an influence of live bait and fishing duration of 27.2% on catch results. Live bait partially influences the catch, fishing duration has no effect on the catch.