The Fishing Gears Traditional of Malik Village, South Bangka Regency

Malik village is not a coastal area so fisheries activities are conducted in public waters by using traditional fishing technology. Knowledge of technology catching fish in Malik village regarding traditional fishing gears should be documented to preserve the knowledge as a cultural heritage. Research was conducted from July to November 2015 in Malik village. Method used in this research was purposive sampling (determination of informants), interviews, observation, and literature study. Result showed that the Malik village has 14 types of traditional fishing gears for public waters, namely the banjur, bubu, injep, jaring, pancing, pengilar, rawai, serampang, serumbong, tanggok, teba’, tekalak, tirok, and tugu. All fishing gears have their own construction and operating methods. Fishing techniques categorized as fishing by using traps, fishing by using a tool to hurt, and fishing by using a fishing rod. Tekalak is the only fishing gear that no longer used in Malik village. Difficulty of searching fishing area to operate tekalak might be the main reason for that. Based on its environmental friendliness, all traditional fishing gear in Malik village are classified as highly environmentally friendly fishing gears.