Pemberdayaan Kampung Nelayan Ikan Sidat (Anguilla Spp) di Muara Sungai Cibuni Desa Tegal Buleud Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat.

Abstract

The Community Service Program (Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat) titled “Empowerment of an Eel (Anguilla spp.) Fishermen Village at the Cibuni River Estuary, Tegal Buleud Village, Sukabumi Regency, West Java” aims to establish a sustainable Eel Fishermen Village model based on community empowerment in Tegal Buleud Village. This program is motivated by the significant potential of eel (Anguilla spp.) resources in the Cibuni River estuary, which local fishermen have not optimally utilized. The specific objectives of this program include providing technical training and developing technological innovations for eel aquaculture from the glass eel to elver stages using a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS), establishing independent fishermen institutions, formulating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for glass eel cultivation, and promoting the development of eel as a functional food product. This program aligns with the achievement of six Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). Program implementation included activity socialization, RAS aquaculture training (with 40 participants), and hands-on practice in RAS installation. The results showed that after 74 days of rearing, glass eels with an initial weight of 0.16 grams per individual successfully reached a size of 15–20 grams per individual. The initial stocking of 1 kg of glass eels was disrupted by a week-long power outage, which caused mass mortality and left only 50 eels remaining. This issue was addressed by procuring a generator set to support future aquaculture activities at the assisted site. The mandatory outputs of this program include an activity report and publications in a community service journal (currently under review) as well as mass media coverage (four links). The optional outputs produced consist of a glass eel aquaculture training module, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and an eel aquaculture video.