21 Oseana, Volume XXXI, Nomor 3, 2006 : 21 - 31 ISSN 0216-1877 1) Bidang Sumberdaya Laut, Pusat Penelitian Oseanografi-LIPI, Jakarta. PERIKANAN IKAN TERBANG DI INDONESIA : RISET MENUJU PENGELOLAAN Oleh A. Syahailatua 1) ABSTRACT FLYINGFISHES FISHERY IN INDOENSIA : RESEARCH FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN. Fishery of flyingfishes is one important marine commodity in Indonesia, especially in south Sulawesi. Since the 1970’s, the roes or eggs of flyingfishes have become an export commodity. However since the time, the fishery production of flyingfishes (including eggs) has decreased steeply, and probably it will be collapsed in the near future. In 2004 -2006, flyingfishes fishery has been become one of the research topic of LIPI’s program for the Competitive Research, sub- program of Census of Marine Life. Research on flyingfishes is not only focused on species diversity, distribution and abundance, but also reproductive biology and length frequency. The main goal of this study was to collect and compile data and information, and these two sources will be supported a management plan of flyingfishes. The management plan for flyingfishes fishery from the Makassar strait and Flores Sea will be established firstly due to a high diversity in the region, decreasing in fish production for the last 30 years, and sufficient data and information from research. PENDAHULUAN Ikan terbang termasuk ikan pelagis ekonomis penting, karena banyak dikonsumsi masyarakat dan telurnya merupakan komoditas ekspor, terutama Jepang. Dominansi ekspor telur ikan terbang selama lebih dari 30 tahun berada di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Perbandingan harga jual telur ikan dengan ikannya sangat mencolok, harga ikan segar hanya Rp 5.000,00–10.000,00/ kg dan selalu stabil, sedangkan harga telur ikan pernah mencapai Rp. 450.000,00/ kg (kering) pada tahun 1998 (ALI 2005, komunikasi pribadi) dan selalu mengalami fluktuasi. Harga jual telur ikan saat ini berkisar pada Rp. 75.000,00/kg. Ikan terbang (Exocoetidae) mempunyai delapan marga, yaitu Cheilopogon (30 jenis), Cypselurus (11), Exocoetus (2), Fodiator (2), Hirundichthys (7), Oxyporhampus (3), Parexocoetus (3), dan Prognichthys (4) (DELSMAN & HARDENBERG, 1931; SAANIN, 1984; HUTOMO et al., 1985; PARIN, 1999 dan FROESE & PAULY, 2006). Di perairan Pasifik sumber:www.oseanografi.lipi.go.id Oseana, Volume XXXI No. 3, 2006