Background of the Establishment of the Department of Fisheries at the Faculty of Agriculture as a forerunner to the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences.

The establishment of the Department of Fisheries at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran in 1965 is a manifestation of the desire of the people and the Regional Government of West Java Province to play a more active role in developing the fisheries sub-sector through the provision of expert personnel in the fisheries sector. The fisheries experts produced by the higher education institute of fisheries at Universitas Padjadjaran are expected to be a catalyst and dynamist for development, particularly the development of the fisheries sub-sector for both West Java and outside West Java. This is important considering that the potential of marine resources which is the main capital in fisheries development is quite large coupled with the large potential of human resources in Indonesia. On the other hand, human resources who are skilled and skilled in fisheries in Indonesia are still relatively lacking.

According to the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the structure of the workforce in the maritime and fisheries sector is based on their education level, the majority have not graduated from elementary school, most or about 79.5 percent have not graduated from elementary school, 19.6 percent have only graduated from elementary school, 1.9 percent have junior high school education, 1.4 percent have a high school education, and only 0.03 percent have a D3 or S1 degree. With such an educational structure, it is difficult to increase the productivity of their fisheries business.

Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Gunawan Satari (late), Pioneer and founder of the Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran in 1965

Realizing all of this, Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Gunawan Satari (late), Professor of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran who is very "concerned" with higher education in fisheries, was moved to establish a fisheries higher education institution in West Java. One of the various alternatives is to open the Department of Fisheries at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran.concern” terhadap pendidikan tinggi perikanan, tergerak hatinya untuk mendirikan sebuah lembaga pendidikan tinggi perikanan di Jawa Barat. Salah satu dari berbagai alternatifnya adalah membuka Jurusan Perikanan di Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Padjadjaran.

To realize this plan, in 1964, preparatory steps were taken in the form of meetings and consultations with various related parties, including the IPB Fisheries Faculty, the ITB Biology Department, and the West Java Provincial Fisheries Service. With the Faculty of Agriculture UNPAD as the main sponsor, a division of labor was determined both in terms of providing laboratory facilities and plans for the development of the department's curriculum. In terms of curriculum coaching, basic courses are handled by the Faculty of Agriculture Unpad, supporting courses for fisheries by the Department of Biology ITB and the Faculty of Agriculture Unpad, and for basic courses on fisheries by the Faculty of Fisheries IPB and the West Java Province Fisheries Service

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Improvement of the status of the Department to the Faculty

The implementation of higher education in fisheries and marine affairs in the status of a Department with relatively limited facilities, is increasingly not possible to move more and more, so that what has been produced during the 38 years (1965-2003) is the maximum result based on the facilities and facilities available. Even so, the Department of Fisheries is still able to develop itself and show relatively high productivity, for example in the procurement and development of teaching staffstaff development(staff development). In 2003, the Department of Fisheries had 46 permanent teaching staff, with details: 7 professors (professors), 10 doctors, 6 doctoral candidates, and 38 Masters / Masters

The existence of the Department of Fisheries is increasingly required to be more productive, considering that the development rate of the fisheries sub-sector is also being increased, particularly in achieving the development goals of this sub-sector, namely: (a) increasing the income of fishermen and fish farmers, (b) increasing production and productivity efforts, (c) increasing consumption in the context of improving public nutrition, (d) increasing foreign exchange, (e) providing productive employment opportunities, and (f) preserving aquatic resources.

To answer the challenges and fulfill the demands of development, the Department of Fisheries must further enhance its role in producing and producing fisheries scholars who are skilled, able to stand alone, responsive to developments in science and technology, have a Pancasila spirit, and are full of dedication and have a great sense of responsibility for development. agriculture in a broad sense, especially the fisheries sub-sector, both for the present and the future.

Increasing the role of Fisheries Higher Education at Universitas Padjadjaran in responding to challenges and meeting the demands of agricultural development in the fisheries sub-sector is hard to implement if it is still within the scope of limitations, such as in the current status of the Department. Also, higher education institutions in fisheries in a university according to PP No.27 / 1981 and Kep.Men.No.0174 / 0/1983 are not allowed to have the status of a Department and must be endeavored to become a Faculty if it is needed by the community.

Based on the problems abovefishermen’s, there is no other choice for the Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture,Universitas Padjadjaran to immediately change its status to a higher level, to become a Faculty. As been said earlier, efforts to upgrade the status of the Department of Fisheries to the Faculty of Fisheries have been started since the management of the Department of Fisheries for the period 1986-1989, namely by submitting a proposal (proposal) to the Directorate General of Higher Education. These efforts will continue to be made by the management of the Department for the next period, but given the inadequate condition of the government, hopes of increasing the status of the Department to become a Faculty have not been successful.

In the management of the Department of Fisheries for the 2003-2007 period, efforts to submit proposals to the Director-General of Higher Education were intensified again, and Alhamdulillah for this time, the Director-General of Higher Education through his letter Number 2015 / D / T2005 dated 27 June 2005 opened the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences at the Universitas Padjadjaran. This letter of approval from the Director-General of Higher Education was then confirmed by the Unpad Rector's Decree Number: 1197 / J06 / Kep / KP / 2005 dated 7 July 2005 concerning the Improvement of the Department of Fisheries to the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran. Alhamdulillah untuk kali ini, Dirjen Dikti melalui suratnya Nomor 2015/D/T2005 tanggal 27 Juni 2005 telah menyetujui usulan pembukaan Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Universitas Padjadjaran. Surat persetujuan Dirjen Dikti ini kemudian dikukuhkan dengan Surat Keputusan Rektor Unpad Nomor: 1197/J06/Kep/KP/2005 tanggal 7 Juli 2005 tentang Peningkatan Jurusan Perikanan menjadi Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Universitas Padjadjaran.

With the Rector's Decree Number: 1198 / J06 / Kep / KP / 2005 dated July 7, 2005, automatically the Head of the Department of Fisheries for the 2003-2007 period, namely Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Bachrulhajat Koswara, MS was appointed as Acting. First Dean. Meanwhile, the appointment of the Assistant Deans is carried out through democratic elections by the lecturers, which are then appointed based on the Rector's Decree.

Serah Terima Surat Persetujuan Dirjen DIKTI tentang Pembukaan FPIK Unpad secara langsung dari Bambang Sarengat, Kasubdit Kelembagaan Perguruan Tinggi, DIKTI, di Ruang Kerjanya di Jakarta, 28 Juni 2005

Justifikasi dari pentingnya peningkatan status Jurusan Perikanan menjadi Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan di Universitas Padjadjaran adalah sebagai berikut:

  1. Indonesia merupakan negara kepulauan terbesar di dunia yang terdiri dari 17.508 pulau dengan garis pantai sepanjang 81.000 km, terpanjang kedua setelah Kanada, dan luas laut sekitar 5,8 juta km2 yang terdiri dari 3,1 juta km2 luas laut wilayah dan 2,7 juta km2 luas laut ZEE. Dengan fakta fisik tersebut, Indonesia terkenal dengan kekayaan alam yang besar dan beragam, yaitu sumberdaya alam yang dapat pulih (renewable resources) seperti ikan,  udang dan organisme akuatik lainnya, serta sumberdaya alam yang tidak dapat pulih (non-renewable resources) seperti minyak bumi, gas, mineral dan bahan tambang lainnya.
  2. Kualitas sumberdaya manusia (SDM) yang bekerja di sektor kelautan dan perikanan sangat rendah, dimana berdasarkan tingkat pendidikannya mayoritas tidak tamat SD, sekitar 79,5 persen tidak lulus SD, 19,6 persen hanya tamat SD, 1,9 persen berpendidikan SLTP, 1,4 persen berpendidikan SLTA, dan hanya 0,03 persen berpendidikan D3 atau S1.
  3. Struktur armada penangkapan yang pincang, dimana hanya sekitar 17 persen dari total armada perikanan nasional yang dikategorikan sebagai nelayan modern, dan sisanya adalah nelayan tradisional dengan kemampuan IPTEK yang rendah.
  4. Komitmen untuk mendayagunakan potensi sumberdaya kelautan dan perikanan masih rendah, sebaliknya arah pembangunan masih banyak berorientasi ke darat (land based oriented).
  5. Implikasi dari semuanya itu, potensi sumberdaya kelautan yang besar dan beragamsebagaimana digambarkan di atas, belum dapat dimanfaatkan secara optimal karena produktivitas usaha perikanan yang rendah. Sementara itu produktivitas yang rendah akan menyebabkan rendahnya pendapatan, dan pendapatan yang rendah akan menyebabkan kemiskinan nelayan, dan persoalan kemiskinan nelayan inilah yang menjadi penyebab dari ketidakmampuan nelayan untuk meningkatkan kualitasnya, sehingga inovasi teknologi dan transfer pengetahuan tidak terjadi.
  6. Dalam upaya meningkatkan kualitas SDM perikanan yang rendah, Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP) telah menetapkan program peningkatan kualitas SDM di bidang kelautan dan perikanan baik melalui pendidikan formal maupun non-formal sebagai berikut:
    • Mengembangkan pendidikan tinggi perikanan yang setara dengan bangsa lain.
    • Mengembangkan pendidikan kejuruan perikanan sesuai dengan kebutuhan pembangunan perikanan.
    • Mengembangkan pelatihan dan penyuluhan untuk meningkatkan profesionalisme sumberdaya manusia perikanan.
    • Mengembangkan dan memberdayakan masyarakat nelayan, pembudidaya ikan dan perikanan industri.
  7. Sejalan dengan program DKP dalam upaya meningkatkan kualitas SDM perikanan, Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, juga telah menetapkan kebijakan pengembangan pendidikan tinggi di Indonesia ke depan yang akan diarahkan pada tiga isu utama, yakni peningkatan daya saing bangsa (nation’s competitiveness), otonomi (authonomy) pengelolaan pendidikan, dan peningkatan kesehatan organisasi (organizational health) penyelenggara pendidikan tinggi. Kebijakan Dikti ini tertuang dalam Strategi Jangka Panjang Pendidikan Tinggi 2003-2010 (Higher Education Long Term Strtaegy, HELTS 2003-2010).
  8. Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Universitas Padjadjaran dengan berbekal pengalaman mengelola Jurusan Perikanan selama 40 tahun (1965-2005)diharapkan mampu untuk dapat menghasilkan lulusan (Sarjana Perikanan dan Kelautan) yang berkualitas, baik untuk memenuhi kebutuhan tenaga kerja di sektor kelautan dan perikanan, maupun SDM yang mampu menghadapi persaingan global.