The welfare of tuna fishermen in Gorontalo District; (Case study in the village of Kayubulan, Gorontalo)

  • Alfi Sahri R. Baruadi, Lis M.Yapanto, Abdul Rahman Akuba

Abstract

The research was conducted in the village ofKayubulan Batudaa Regency of Gorontalo. The fundamental reasons for choosing this location because in the village of the District Kayubulan Batudaa Pantai has fishers catch of tuna; also, the research location easily accessible by researchers who expected to make it easier for researchers to collect data.The research implementation plan is for ± three months, August to October 2018. The use of a quantitative approach with an explanatory, descriptive type aims to Obtain information as well as an overview of the Data about the object under study through a data subject as it is, without conducting analysis and making conclusions that apply to the public. This study is the level of welfare of the tuna fishermen in Kayubulan Village, Gorontalo Regency.Efforts to measure fishers had Analyzed by calculating the exchange rate of Fisherman Exchange Rate (NTN) and the characteristics of fishers based on Certain criteria.  The results showed 56 people (100%) tuna fishermen had higher income than their expenditure, or experienced a surplus (NTN> 100). There is non- tuna fisherman whose income is the same or lower than the expenditure of household consumption costs and fishing costs (NTN ≤ 100).

Keywords: Prosperity level, NTN, Fisherman Exchange Rate, capture fisheries, Gorontalo, income.

Published
2020-06-06
How to Cite
Alfi Sahri R. Baruadi, Lis M.Yapanto, Abdul Rahman Akuba. (2020). The welfare of tuna fishermen in Gorontalo District; (Case study in the village of Kayubulan, Gorontalo). International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(04), 5289 - 5297. Retrieved from http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/25954