Abstract
Abstract
Natural resources are the largest contributor to state revenues. The management of fishery resources must be utilized for the welfare of the community, so that in its implementation must involve all parties including indigenous peoples. The involvement of people, especially indigenous peoples in the management of natural resources, becomes important as an effort to preserve indigenous values in the management of fishery resources. This research aimed to find out; (1) Management of fisheries resources by indigenous peoples in Lubuk Siam village; (2) The concept of sustainability in the management of fishery resources by indigenous peoples in Lubuk Siam village. This research uses qualitative research methods with a rationalistic approach. Use qualitative methods and implementation of qualitative methods. Although the rational approach emphasizes the process of analyzing and researching problems, it searches for data from the main source (such as face-to-face interviews). The respondents in this study were the Head of Lubuk Siam Village, Ninik Mamak Adat Suku Melayu, Community and Youth Leaders, and related Village Institutions. The existence of the community with its customary law is an important social capital to maintain the balance of natural resources, especially in the field of fisheries through local wisdom that maintained from generation to generation. This becomes important to avoid patterns of massive and excessive exploitation. The results show that; (1) The management of fishery resources by indigenous peoples in Lubuk Siam Village is based on the value of local wisdom under the coordination of Ninik Mamak and the Village Government which includes lubuk management, river management, and lake management. (2) The concept of sustainability in the management of fishery resources by indigenous peoples in Lubuk Siam Village is reflected in customary orders and prohibitions and customary sanctions agreed as part of maintaining the sustainability of fishery resources.