Incorporating the Ecological, Socio-economic and Institutional Conceptual Model Framework for Sustainable Management of Small-scale Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) Fishery in Western Seram Regency, Indonesia

Mud crab Scylla serrata of Kotania Bay and Pelita Jaya Western Seram District, has been harvested by local fishermen for more than 25 years. The mud high economic value, there is always a market this fishery. dependence the forces them to harvest resource extensively. No existing management strategy extensive exploitation leads unsustainable conditions With inadequate data condition, Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) model constructs an ecological, social-economy, institutional conceptual framework sustainable driving force (D) in fishery comes from fishers harvesting crab. two most sensitive attributes that affected sustainability Rapfish analysis were used as state-level DPSIR methodology. result shows variables socio-economy, institution were: caught before maturity, size, consumer attitude towards sustainability, just management, government quality, monitoring reporting, respectively. It was concluded allows better understanding how S. system works actions taken at different components. This can be useful tool incorporate participation stakeholders, managers, scientists process plan.