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HOW SASI PRACTICES MAKE FISHERS’ KNOWLEDGE EFFECTIVE

Fishers’ knowledge is an important component of natural resource management in sasi tradition. Sasi is a traditional resource management system which is practiced by people in the Indonesian province of Maluku. Harvest restrictions such as timing and fish size limitation, are examples of arrangements that are determined based on sasi traditions. The fact that fisher’s knowledge remains an effective component of sasi management in many locations in Maluku suggests that there is something important to learn about what makes it possible. In line with this, a study by the author identifies two causes: (1) the existence of several factors that have encouraged village leaders and the village community, including the fishers, to observe sasi management system, and (2) the willingness of the community to adopt modern scientific knowledge to enrich and bring up to date their traditional one. Some factors that support people’s observance are local customs, religion/belief systems, and respect for the wisdom of elders. An example of scientific knowledge that people incorporate into their traditional knowledge is the information on contemporary environmental changes that affect their water resources. This paper concludes with a proposed working model of how resource management should be constructed, especially in the case study area, so that the performance and contribution of local fisher’s knowledge in Sasi management can be optimized.