^{The Capture Fisheries Study Program (CFSP) is considered an important field of expertise in the Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries (FIKP), Hasanuddin University (UNHAS).  It was established on July 11, 1996, based on the Decree of Ministry of Education and Culture No. 24/DIKTI/KEP/1996. This study program is one of the study programs under the department of fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University. On April 13th 2021, the CFSP received the predicate of UNGGUL Accreditation (Excellent Accreditation) from the National Accreditation Agency of Higher Education (BAN-PT) No.1949/SK/BAN-PT/AK-ISK/IV/2021, Indonesia. It means that the education standard used in the CFSP exceeds the National Standard for Higher Education (SN-DIKTI) in Indonesia. This study programme is located in central Indonesia with unique environmental characteristics for deep-sea capture fisheries with the multi-gear and multispecies fishery in terms of geographical position. Therefore, its existence plays a fundamental role in developing science, technology, and art within the scope of sustainable capture fisheries, especially in the central and eastern part of Indonesia.}