This study aimed to assess the sustainability status of coastal small-scale fisheries management on Ternate Island through a rapid assessment approach to the dimensions of sustainable fisheries development. A multidimensional scaling (MDS) approach through the rapfish process was used to assess the sustainability status of capture fisheries. Sustainability analysis is expressed in the coastal small-scale fisheries management sustainability index. The results showed that the management of coastal small-scale fisheries in Ternate Island was recorded as 'less satisfactory' with an average value of 52.74%. The coastal small-scale fisheries management in the South Ternate area was more sustainable than in the Center and North Ternate areas. Dimensionally, the governance system in coastal small-scale fisheries on Ternate Island is 'acceptable', while ecological, economical, socio-culture, and technological were 'less satisfactory'. Twenty-two attributes contribute to the sustainability index value (leverage analysis) of coastal small-scale fisheries management on Ternate Island, which requires essential attention in this region's sustainability of coastal small-scale fisheries management.