Analisis pemberdayaan masyarakat nelayan di Kecamatan Tobelo Kabupaten Halmahera Utara

Abstract

The objectives this research were : (1) to assess the implication PEMP program on the performance of technology, social, economic and institutional development of coastal communities, (2) to determine the improvement strategy of empowerment of coastal communities in research sites, (3) to provide improvement strategy for coastal communities in research sites. Research was using survey method, with research subjects were 30 samples of coastal communities in Tobelo, five samples LEPP-M3 and five samples of Marine and Fishery Department of North Halmahera Regency. Result of this research showed that, implementation PEMP program has triggered changes in social-cultural, technological, economic and institutional development of coastal communities in North Halmahera Regency. Results of internal and external evaluation showed that: (1) their strengths were: availability labor, productive age, adecuate level of education dan strongh motivation; (2) their opportunities were: potential of fish resources, employment opportunities in the field of fisheries, cooperatives LEPP-M3 and local government support; (3) their weakness were: lack of technological, lack of capital, limited market access, and limited support facilities fishing effort; dan (4) their theats were: low fish prices, high fuel prices, bed weather or season causing them doesn’t operating; dan Illegal fishing. Priority alternative of empowerment for coastal community in North Halmahera Regency were: (1) development of capital access; (2) development of technology and scale fisheries; (3) development of market access; (4) capacity development of coastal community Institutional; (6) community base management of fisheries; (6) development of support facilities fishing effort; and development of fishes processing diversification.