IJAER

International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research™

ISSN 2455-6939

Title:
DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FISHERMEN IN SHARK FISHING IN KARANGSONG VILLAGE INDRAMAYU REGENCY WEST JAVA

Authors:
Achmad Rizal, Zahidah Hasan, Iwang Gumilar, Rifki Gilang Pratama

Abstract:
This research aims to analyze factors and fishermen's dominant perceptions, which tend to make them do shark fishing. This research was conducted in Karangsong village Indramayu Regency. Sampling technique used Slovin formula and data were collected by questionnaire from 80 respondents. The result of questionnaire was arranged by Likert Scale, and then data were analyzed by using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The result shows that there was one factor and three variables considered by fishermen to catch sharks that was shark sustainability and the three variables were biology, population, and rules. From the variables, biology was the most dominant. But, the result in field concludes that economic reason also played a role in catching sharks.

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