Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is a non-governmental organization that aims to support sustainable and transparent Indonesian fisheries. One of YKAN Fisheries Programs’ is to work together with the central government (Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia) and local governments, fisheries communities, fishermen, fisheries companies, business sector, and academics to achieve optimal management of marine resources. To ensure fish stocks remain secure for the future, YKAN Fisheries Program has partnered with over 500 fishermen in Indonesia, specifically demersal, pelagic, and coastal fishermen to collect images of fish catches. CODRS (Crew Operated Data Recording System) is a data collection approach that involves fishers taking photographs of all fish caught, which are displayed on a measuring board. In addition to taking pictures of fish catches, we also install spot tracers on partner fishermen, where the location data will be used for fisheries research purposes. In addition, we also collected information on the number of demersal, tuna and coastal fishing vessels in Indonesian waters and recorded the supply line of their catches. The results of the data collection activities carried out by YKAN will be used for fisheries stock assessments that will be useful in making decisions for fisheries management in Indonesia.

Under supervision of the Banda Sea Program Coordinator, the Field Officer will;

• Observe on fish landings in Teun, Nila and Serua subdistrict (Banda Sea) and other landing site in Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 714.
• Build communication with fishermen, fish company and local government in Seram island and Banda Sea to achieve partnership with YKAN Program.
• Interact with local community including village leaders, custom leader, and religious leader on fisheries data collection in every targeted village (Seram island and Banda Sea).
• Ensure the CODRS partners taking fish photo based on CODRS SOP, collecting data/ photos from CODRS partners and then review, upload and to ensure spare MMC on each partner is available but also to manage CODRS administration.
• Provide CODRS refreshment training to CODRS partners.
• Organize community and act as facilitator for any related programmatic activities such meeting, public consultation and/ or workshop, organized training/ technical guidance to facilitated community groups with the support of YKAN Blue Economic Team and appointed consultant.
• Assist the preparation and implementation of biophysical, mapping and socio-economic cultural surveys.
• Assist in secondary data collection required for conservation area zoning design.
• Arrange survey on capacity gap analysis, supply chain and market research of facilitated community groups with the support of YKAN Blue Economic Team.
• Arrange meeting with partners from government and private sector on facilitated community groups business development.

YKAN will recruit 2 (two) Field officers as consultants based in Ambon. Interested applicants should submit their CV and cover letter to harxylen.purnomo@ykan.or.id and zsiagian@ykan.or.id and cc to gperdanahardja@ykan.or.id before 09 August 2024.