An ironic thing that Indonesia as maritime country have insufficiency salt problem. Salt is strategic commodities that can be easily produced by evaporation of sea water and policy salts have been issued since the Dutch colonial era. In 2011 the Government of Indonesia make toward self sufficiency salt policy. This research was aimed to analyze the implementation efectivity of Salt Business Empowerment Program (Pemberdayaan Usaha Garam Rakyat or PUGAR). The research design used purposive and snowball sampling to select 70 respondents in Losarang Village at Indramayu. The data were analyzed by using Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, SWOT and MAHP. The result showed PUGAR in Losarang, Indramayu implemented with effectiveness. This is indicated by salt production target achieved and increasing the salt farmer welfare. Implementation PUGAR make salt productivity in Losarang 90,43 ton/ha, increasing salt farmer income, empower 17 the People's Business Group Salt (Kelompok Usaha Garam Rakyat or KUGAR) with the amount of 170 salt farmers, give technological innovation and quality salt production and give job for 778 peoples as salt farmers, farm workers and transport workers. Obtained result IFE of salt bussiness is 2,608 and EFE is 2,673. Moreover the research calculate salt business feasibility that known from B/C ratio > 1, business profit margin, appropriate salt area owned by farmers, business gap analysis of salt and break even analysis. Break even analysis to determine the selling price of the large volume of salt and salt production business people to reach the point of no profit and no loss (break even). Key words: Empowerment, Farmers, Government, PUGAR, Salt, Workers

Aktifitas penangkapan hiu yang semakin marak dipicu oleh tingginya permintaan pasar terhadap komoditas produk hiu khususnya produk sirip, hiu biasanya menjadi tangkapan target maupun tangkapan sampingan bagi nelayan.  Meningkatnya produksi tangkapan di Sentra Kelautan dan Perikanan Terpadu (SKPT) Biak Numfor, menjadi tantangan tersediri dalam pengelolaan penangkapan hiu di WPPNRI 717 khususnya di perairan Kabupaten Biak Numfor. Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk mengidentifikasi potensi perikanan hiu dengan menggunakan metode observer on board atau pengamatan secara langsung di atas kapal penangkapan ikan dengan pancing rawai hanyut. Observasi meliputi pencatatan jumlah tangkapan harian, jenis ikan, morfometrik (panjang total, panjang baku, panjang klasper dan berat), dan data harian GPS kapal. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa selama enam bulan diperoleh akumulasi luas area penangkapan sekitar  23.335 km2. Ditemukan dua jenis hiu Appendiks II CITES yakni Carcharhinus falciformis sebanyak 1.513 ekor dan Sphyrna lewini 5 Ekor, serta dua jenis Non Appendiks CITES yakni Carcharhinus brevipinna 21 Ekor dan Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 88 ekor. Panjang total hiu secara umum berkisar antara 140 – 234 cm dengan berat 35 – 66 kg. Sampling pengukuran panjang total  pada jenis Carcharhinus falciformis menunjukkan bahwa 75,6% hiu yang tertangkap telah mencapai kematangan seksual. Data perdagangan produk sirip yang dilalulintaskan dari Kabupaten Biak Numfor berjumlah total 2.868,5 kg, dengan produk hiu Non Appendiks CITES terbanyak jenis Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos sebanyak 910 kg dan produk Hiu Appendiks II CITES terbanyak jenis Carcharhinus falciformis sebanyak 795,5 kg.

Kima has nine species, and seven species are found in Indonesian waters. Morella Sea waters, District Leihiitu, Central Maluku is an area that has the potential of marine biodiversity and high resources which one is kima. To maintain and preserve the habitat of Kima, the government through the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries declared the Making of Kima Garden in these waters. The purpose of this research survey is to know the acceptance of the community related to the manufacture of Kima Garden in Tanjung Setan, Negeri Morella, Leihiitu District, Central Maluku. Based on the results of the survey, the perception of the community about the making of Kima Garden is very positive, besides that more role of the government will have an impact to increase the community participation about the making of the Kima Garden in Negeri Morella.