Contribution of Freshwater Aquaculture in Supporting the Economy of Pangandaran Regency
Sri Sundari *
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marines and Fisheries, University of Padjadjaran, Jl. Raya Bandung–Sumedang, Km 21, Jatinangor 40600, Indonesia.
Atikah Nurhayati
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marines and Fisheries, University of Padjadjaran, Jl. Raya Bandung–Sumedang, Km 21, Jatinangor 40600, Indonesia.
. Junianto
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marines and Fisheries, University of Padjadjaran, Jl. Raya Bandung–Sumedang, Km 21, Jatinangor 40600, Indonesia.
Asep Agus Handaka
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marines and Fisheries, University of Padjadjaran, Jl. Raya Bandung–Sumedang, Km 21, Jatinangor 40600, Indonesia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This research aims to determine the superior fish commodities and the contribution of freshwater aquaculture in the last five years in Pangandaran Regency. This research was in form of case study. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling or the selection of respondents deliberately (not randomly) as a sampling method. The result of the study were analyzed by Location Quotient (LQ) analysis techniques, value weighting analysis and Shift Share (SS) analysis based on income. The result showed that the superior fish commodity in Pangandaran were Barbonymus gonionotus, Osphronemus goramy and Giant freshwater prawn. The most freshwater culture fisheries contribution in Pangandaran over 5 years period analysis (2014-2018) was in 2014 reaching 0.92% to Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).
Keywords: Fisheries contribution, freshwater cultivation, Pangandaran regency, superior commodity