RESUMO
Small pelagic fishes including anchovies in Indonesia are caught by using different types of fishing gears. However, the anchovy purse seine commonly used polyethylene (PE) as material webbing which is less effective in the North Coastal Java Sea. This study aims to describe the design and construction of the anchovy purse seine and the characteristics of this gear construction. The research was carried out in the North Coastal Java Sea of Indonesia between May and June 2021. The main data from the nine anchovy purse seine units were collected using purposive sampling. The sampling method was performed by identifying and measuring the components of the number of anchovy purse seiners. The ratio of the length of the head rope to the length of the ground rope is between 0.926 and 0.991, so the net is not exactly rectangular, but almost trapezium in shape. The anchovy purse seine was constructed using webbing polyamide (PA) with 8 mm-9 mm in mesh size, which is considered a small mesh size. It is assembled with some ropes, floats, and sinkers. The anchovy purse seine is characterized by the dominant buoyancy value, 48 % larger than the sinking force. The sinking speed is 0.15 m/s, and the sinking time is 164 s. The anchovy purse seine's design and construction are suitable for operating in the waters of North Coast of Java.
