Relationship between Length and Mouth Opening of Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Waters of Palabuhanratu Sukabumi Regency

Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)) is one of the main commodities of Palabuhanratu capture fisheries with a percentage of 14% or 422.701 kg of total capture fisheries production in 2017. The purpose of this research is to analyze the correlation between length and mouth opening of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus Pelamis) in the waters of Palabuhanratu Sukabumi Regency. The sample was collected in June until August 2019 at the Palabuhanratu Fishing Port, Sukabumi Regency. Skipjack tuna observed during the research had a total length range from 250 until 730 mm FL. The pattern of length and opening mouth relationships of skipjack tuna can be seen from the regression and correlation values. The results obtained were collected combined Y = 0.8064x - 0.2283 and R2 = 0.7786. Correlation value of the length and mouth opening relationship of skipjack tuna was 0.88. The level of length-mouth opening relationship of skipjack tuna is highly interrelated.