Portable FAD, Innovation by IPB Researchers, was Chosen as the Top 10 Innovations in 2018 I3E

Portable FAD, Innovation by IPB Researchers, was Chosen as the Top 10 Innovations in 2018 I3E

rumpon-portable-inovasi-peneliti-ipb-terpilih-sebagai-10-inovasi-unggulan-di-ajang-i3e-2018-news
Achievement

In the 2018 Innovations by Indonesian Innovators Expo (I3E) event, 10 excellent works were selected and announced by the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Menristekdikti), in Special Region of Yogyakarta, (10 / 25-28).

Portable FAD (fish aggregating device), innovation made by research team of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University (FPIK IPB), was chosen as one of the top 10 works from 261 Indonesian innovations. This team consisted of Dr. Roza Yusfiandayani, Prof. Dr. Ir. Mulyono S. Baskoro, M.Sc, and Prof. Dr. Ir. Indra Jaya, M.Sc.

Researches related to portable FAD had been conducted by the team since 2013. This innovation had been granted patent rights from the Business Innovation Center (BIC) in 2018. In 2018, portable FAD was also chosen as one of the innovations for Technology-Based Beginner Companies (CPPBT) funded by Kemenristekdikti.

This portable FAD is a development of conventional FAD which uses sound frequencies, lights, and raffia as an attractor, making it easy to pack and easy to operate. The results of the trials show that portable FAD can catch yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, mackerel tuna, yellowstripe scad, decapterus, and squid.

This portable FAD can be applied in various territorial waters with different seasonal variations.

"Menristekdikti hopes that portable FAD can be applied for fishing in Maluku. In addition, its use must be widely socialized to the community, especially fishermen," said the Head of the IPB Team, Dr. Roza Yusfiandayani from the Department of Fisheries Resources Utilization (PSP) FPIK IPB.

Dr. Roza Yusfiandayani, S.Pi said that portable FAD can be utilized in small, medium and large scale fishing industry. Portable FAD can even be used for sport fishing purposes to facilitate collecting fish at a certain point because it is compact and portable.

"There are still many plans to develop the use of portable FAD in the future. Such as the integration of the use of portable FAD as a fish collector with floating cages.”

During the I3E Exhibition, Menristekdikti, Muhammad Nasir stopped by this portable FAD booth. He hoped that the younger generation can innovate in line with the development of science and technology.

The Innovations by Indonesian Innovators Expo (I3E) 2018 is a program carried out by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) through the Directorate General of Innovation Strengthening to develop Technology-Based Beginning Companies (PPBT). This program focuses on the process of developing technology-based startups that have been implemented since 2015. (RYF)