PENGETAHUAN LOKAL NELAYAN TRADISIONAL DI DESA KOTA PARI KECAMATAN PANTAI CERMIN

Knowledge is an important aspect in the life of every society. Knowledge systems can make it easier for people to carry out their activities. One of them is the layer of society that uses the knowledge system in carrying out its activities, namely people who work as fishermen. Fishermen in Indonesia are categorized into several types, but this research focuses on traditional types of fishermen. There is a variety of local knowledge used by traditional fishermen in their fishing activities, therefore this research was carried out with the aim of describing the forms of local knowledge used by traditional fishermen in Kota Pari Village. The research method is using an ethnographic approach with data collection techniques through participatory observation, in-depth interviews (indeep interview) to 9 informants, documentation, and each research activity was described in the form of field notes. The results of the study explain the forms of local knowledge of traditional fishermen in Kota Pari Village in carrying out fishing activities in the form of knowledge before, during and after going to sea. The forms of knowledge before going to sea are that fishermen first determine the fishing season, prepare fishing gear and transportation in the form of canoes and most importantly read the signs of danger at sea. Knowledge during and after going to sea includes determining fishing locations and fishing techniques and after fishing activities the fishermen carry out maintenance of the canoe using gala-gala.