Abstract:
This thesis describes a study about the catch composition by recreational
fishing at Seberang Takir. The objectives of this study were to inventory the fish
species that can be caught by recreational fishing during spring or neap tides and to
compare the catch composition of recreational fishing between the spring tide and
neap tides in Seberang Takir. The method use in the sampling was shoreline fishing
by using shrimp bait. The data of the fish such time of caught, species name, common
name, weight and length will be used in data analyzing process. Total of 20 species
were caught with the number of catches were 113. Spring tide caught 69 numbers of
catches while neap tide caught only 44 numbers if catches. The frequently caught
species were Arius maculatus, Leiognathus equulus and Caranx ignobilis. Spring tide
caught 28 fishes which 54.9% of the total frequently caught species while neap tide
caught 23 fishes which 45.1 % of total frequently caught species.
