_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: verrianto.madjowa@gmail.com; Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research 6(2): 41-49, 2020; Article no.AJFAR.55496 ISSN: 2582-3760 Gorontalo Fishermen Knowledge Studies Related to Astronomy and the Movement of Fish in Tomini Bay Verrianto Madjowa 1* , Abdul Hafidz Olii 1 and Alfi Sahri Remi Baruadi 1 1 Faculty of Graduate Program, State University of Gorontalo, Indonesia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJFAR/2020/v6i230095 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Pınar Oguzhan Yildiz, Ataturk University, Turkey. Reviewers: (1) Mohamed El. Sayed Megahed, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Egypt. (2) Eric A. L. Li, The University of Hong Kong, China. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/55496 Received 20 February 2020 Accepted 27 March 2020 Published 01 May 2020 ABSTRACT Tomini Gulf coast inhabited by various ethnic groups in Indonesia, one of Gorontalo. The coastal area Gorontalo Tomini Bay stretches from the border Bone Bolango - Mongondow Bolaang South (North Sulawesi) to Pouhuwato - Parigi Moutong (Central Sulawesi). The purpose of this research for the inventory of local knowledge Gorontalo related to astronomy and movement of pelagic fish in the Gulf of Tomini. Based on this research, there is local wisdom that still retained fishermen off the coast of Gorontalo, Tomini, like the seasons, currents and astronomy (astrology). Fishermen off the coast of Gorontalo, Tomini, referring to the constellation as a direction and a benchmark in the utilization of fishery resources. Collecting data in this study done by observation and interviews with several respondents fishermen. Respondents were determined by purposive sampling (intentionally). Data collection for this study from September 2017 until February 2019. Similarly Discussion Forum Focus (Focus Group Discussion, FGD) in several places on local wisdom for the season, currents and astronomy. Keywords: Tomini; gorontalo; astronomy; movement fish. Original Research Article