DETERMINANTS OF FISHERMEN INCOME in REGENCY OF WEST SERAM, MALUKU (Study in 3 Village of West Seram Regency)

Abstract

Fishing prospects in West Seram regency from year to year more and more promising. It can be seen from the results of fisheries production is increasing. Fish production in2009 increased by 1,828 tons or 9.5 percent from the previous year, with the potential of fish resources around 592,008.7 tons of new and utilized approximately 2.71 percent.This condition is caused by a lack of such infrastructure is supported by a fishing vessel, which is still dominated by boats and outboard motors around 99 percent. This mayreflect that most fishermen in West Seram still relatively fishermen.In an effort to increase the income of fishermen, fishery busineses rurehe (pole And Line) in the District of West rurehe (pole And Line) in the District of West Seram District of West Seram belong in household scale industries (home industry) and the efforts of hereditary existed long ago. Based on the results of research in the field, until nowrurehe industrial fisheries (pole and line) has yet to show the maximum results it can be seen from the amount of production obtained are still below the average in the amount of 482.8 tons / year. This condition is a portrait of the ability of the fishermen are still far in producing tuna in the District of West Serum District of West Seram, this isbecause in addition to lack of knowledge about ways of catching (experience at sea, the low level of education of fishermen, thus affecting the mindset of fishermen in thearrest, as well as the low level of wages of fishermen, lack of technologically which is used also affects tuna arrest method used in this study is a descriptive and quantitativemethods. By using Data Analysis panel. The results showed the variables Age does not have an influence on the increase fishermen's income, variable production has a very strong influence on the increase in the income of fishermen. Technology variables also have a strong influence on the increase in revenue.