The Utilization of Processing Waste (Chicken Intestines and Shrimp Heads) as Alternative Bait in Blue Swimming Crab Fishing in Betahwalang, Demak, Indonesia

Pots are one of the fishing gear used to catch blue swimming crabs in Betahwalang Village, Demak Regency.Pots need a bait attractor to lure the blue swimming crab to approach and enter the fishing gear.Pots fishing gear in Betahwalang usually uses fresh fish (one of which is common ponyfish / Leioghnathus sp) as pot bait.Chicken intestines and shrimp heads processing waste are widely found in the Demak Regency.This research aims to analyze the difference in catch and width of crab carapace using different baits (common ponyfish, chicken intestines, shrimp heads).The method used in this research was experimental fishing using 30 units of fishing gear (10 units for each bait).The conclusion of this study is that statistical analysis shows that the type of bait used in the pots significantly affects the catch of blue swimming crabs in Betahwalang Village, Demak Regency This indicates that waste from chicken intestines and shrimp heads can be an alternative bait for catching blue swimming crabs, as the results differ significantly from those caught using fish bait.