Light Emitting Diode (Led) Hijau Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Pengurangan Bycatch Penyu Pada Perikanan Gillnet Di Perairan Paloh (Green Light Emitting Diode (Led) and Its Effect on Sea Turtle Bycatch Reduction of Gillnet Fisheries in Paloh Waters)

Bycatch problem is a global issue and can be a driver of marine megafauna declines in the world, such as sea turtle, where is the animal's status as endangered species. Green Light Emitting Diode (LED) is known as an innovative technology to reduce sea turtle bycatch without reduce target catch effectively. The use of green LED in order to reduce sea turtle bycatch in gillnet fisheries was carried out in Paloh Coast, West Borneo during August to October 2015. Experiment performed a total of 20 settings with gillnet fleets operate two units simultaneously, ie gillnet control (without LED lights) and gillnet experiment (with LED lights). Turtles caught predominantly were in the juvenile phase as 57.14% and the potential location of capture sea turtle bycatch in station 2 (1˚52' - 1˚56' LU and 109˚14' - 109˚18' BT). The results, showed that the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) were caught of 7 turtles, were captured by control gillnet 6 turtles with an CPUE 0.29 ± 0.03 Turtle/E, while by experimental gillnet 1 turtle with an CPUE by 0,04 ± 0,009 Turtle/E. The used of green LED light was significantly reduce sea turtle bycatch of 85% without decreasing target catch