Impact of Climate Change on Fishermen in Mertasinga Village Gunungjati District, Cirebon

Abstract

---Climate change is a fact that happening nowadays. Climate change as a result of natural and human activities in comparable time periods. The impact of climate change is beginning to be felt and is a threat to humans life, especially fishermen whose lives depend on nature. This study aims to determine the impact of climate change on fishermen in Mertasinga village. To find out the impact of climate change on fishermen, the research approach used is descriptive qualitative. Data collection through documentation and in-depth interviews. The initial informant of this study was the chair of KUD Mina Waluya. Furthermore, researchers find more information through KUD Mina Waluya mambers and fishermen until the data is redundancy or doesn’t provide the new information. Data analyzed by data reduction, data persentation, and draw a conclusion. The results showed that climate change had an impact on fishermen. The results showed that climate change had an impact on fishermen. The impact felt by fishermen is change of seasons, decrease fish production on the coast of Cirebon which has an impact on the distance of the fishing ground and increased capital for fishing, and fishermen often experience sudden weather changes.