The uniqueness of Central Sulawesi region compared with the other areas around the island of Sulawesi is a 3 waters. Ownership and 3 waters belonging to the province of Central Sulawesi is not owned by the other provinces in Sulawesi Island. Those waters, of which consists of Tomini Bay, Tolo Bay and the Strait of Makassar (Celebes Sea). If viewed from the existence of these 3 areas the waters of Central Sulawesi Province is including areas that rely fisheries resources on as an asset of regional income.
The total area of Central Sulawesi waters, including waters ie the three 120,986 km2 or about 11 times the area of waters neighboring province of Gorontalo only some 10,500 km2. According to data from the government of Central Sulawesi, a long coastline of Central Sulawesi, about 4013 km with a number of islands as much as 150 fruits. From the data obtained that the potential for sustainable fisheries in Central Sulawesi waters just exploited reach as much as 54.88% or 45.12% untapped. Potential fisheries include different types of ocean fish such economical large pelagic fish (skipjack and tuna), small pelagic fish (flying, Selar fish, anchovy, tembang fish and mackerel) and non-fish such as monodon shrimp, small crab, other types of shrimp, oysters, squid, cuttlefish and sea cucumbers.
The following fisheries potential for the spread of the three waters:
1) Gulf Tomini have tuna, skipjack tuna, sea cucumbers, shrimp, swordfish, pearl oysters, seaweed and squid;
2) Gulf of Tolo has tuna, skipjack tuna, swordfish, trace fish, lobster, pearl shell and is a popular seaweed culture development;
3) Makassar Strait has tuna, skipjack, swordfish, trace the development of fish and seaweed culture.
If viewed from the spread of districts / cities in Central Sulawesi, then each district has full authority to manage their respective waters. On the basis of water management in Central Sulawesi, divided into 3 zones, namely:
a. Zone I consists of Makassar Strait / Sulawesi Sea (Palu City, Donggala, Toli-Toli District and Buol).
b. Zone II consists of the Gulf of Tomini (Parigimoutong District, Poso District, District Tojouna-una and Banggai).
c. Zone III consists of Tolo Bay (Morowali District, Banggai and Banggai islands).
The division of these zones aims to create interaction and synergy between regions in the conduct of fishery development as a whole by applying the principle of “Code of Conduct for Fisheries Responsibility” which will be implemented in each fishery development policies of each district with a permanent reference to the principle of collective use.
