Small-scale fishers’ perception of risks in Indonesia’s cross-border region of North Maluku

IF 3.5 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106624

Senia Febrica , Herson Keradjaan , Laely Nurhidayah , Michael Gustaf

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Abstract

This article assesses Indonesian small-scale fishers’ perception of risk. Indonesia is the second largest fish producer globally, the largest tuna producing country, and one of the top ten fish and seafood exporters in the world. Small-scale fisheries sector in Indonesia is the greatest contributor of outputs to national and international seafood markets. Thus, fisheries risk in Indonesia’s small-scale fisheries is of some import to the international community because it has direct effects on global food security and supply chains. Combining a survey of 300 fishers and semi-structured interviews, this article focuses on identifying and comparing the full range of fisheries risk as perceived by small-scale fishers working in Tobelo and Morotai regions of North Maluku, an Indonesian province located at the border between Indonesia and two neighbouring countries of the Philippines and Palau. These include risks posed by work accident, ocean crimes, and climate change. The findings show that fishers deemed that accident at work posed the most immediate threat to their livelihood and well-being. Climate change has been identified as second highest risks. Despite the presence of ocean crimes, fishers do not deem these crimes as posing immediate risks to them. However, fishers connect crimes that affect the environment with the decline of fish stocks and their income.

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Marine Policy Multiple-

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7.60

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428

期刊介绍： Marine Policy is the leading journal of ocean policy studies. It offers researchers, analysts and policy makers a unique combination of analyses in the principal social science disciplines relevant to the formulation of marine policy. Major articles are contributed by specialists in marine affairs, including marine economists and marine resource managers, political scientists, marine scientists, international lawyers, geographers and anthropologists. Drawing on their expertise and research, the journal covers: international, regional and national marine policies; institutional arrangements for the management and regulation of marine activities, including fisheries and shipping; conflict resolution; marine pollution and environment; conservation and use of marine resources. Regular features of Marine Policy include research reports, conference reports and reports on current developments to keep readers up-to-date with the latest developments and research in ocean affairs.