The analysis of income level of skipper fishermen in Belawan Bahari Village, Medan Belawan District

Abstract

Abstract The Indonesian economy has experienced fairly good growth in recent years, especially in the fisheries and marine sector. The province of North Sumatra is one of the regions with a potential economic structure in fisheries considering the average number of fish produced in the region monthly. The puIDRose of this study therefore was to determine the income level of skipper fishermen in Belawan Bahari Village, Medan Belawan District. The study population furthermore was made up of skipper fishermen and the data were collected through observation and survey methods. The descriptive method of analysis was employed in this study and based on the observation of 30 skipper fishermen, the average total cost of production of anchovy fish, most common in the region, was IDR. 49,247,767. The average catch was equal to 1,949 kg, while the average distance traveled by sea was 31 km. The average total revenue of the fishermen was IDR. 58,474,000 and the total income was IDR. 9,226,233. Also, the R / C ratio obtained was 35.4 with an average of 1.