Influence of Pangandaran Fish Landing Base Existence toward Social and Economic Condition of Local Society

Abstract

Fishing port is a place for activity affiliated with fisheries. The existence of fishing port in a region was so important for the fisheries worker in order to utilize the fisheries potential of its region. Pangandaran fishing port is one of type D fishing port which is fish landing base. Method used in the research was case study. Port facility condition that located in Pangandaran was not optimally utilized by the fisheries worker because of the port unfinished construction. This research was aim to describe the influence of fishing port existence toward the economic and social condition of local society, especially the fishermen, fish trader, fish processor, and to find out the fishermen society adaptation pattern in the famine season. Based on the observation and interview, the existence of fishing port in Pangandaran did not influenced the social and economic condition of locals, because of the unoptimal facility that given by the fishing port, thus the fisheries worker became more independent in the fisheries activity without the port facility. Adaptation pattern of the fishermen society was categorized in the conformity adaptation pattern, which is an adaptation method which has been chosen by the society.

Pelabuhan perikanan merupakan tempat aktifitas para pelaku kegiatan perikanan. Keberadaan pelabuhan perikanan disuatu daerah sangat penting bagi pelaku kegiatan perikanan dalam memanfaatkan potensi perikanan. Pelabuhan perikanan di Pangandaran termasuk kedalam pelabuhan perikanan tipe D yaitu pangkalan pendaratan ikan. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode studi kasus. Kondisi fasilitas pelabuhan perikanan yang berada di Pangandaran masih belum optimal dimanfaatkan oleh para pelaku kegiatan perikanan karena fasilitas pelabuhan perikanan masih dalam proses pembangunan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh keberadaan pelabuhan perikanan terhadap kondisi sosial dan ekonomi masyarakat sekitar khususnya nelayan, pedagang ikan dan pengolah ikan serta mengetahui pola adaptasi masyarakat nelayan pada saat musim paceklik. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan dan wawancara keberadaan pelabuhan perikanan di Pangandaran tidak mempengaruhi kondisi sosial dan ekonomi masyarakat sekitar, karena fasilitas yang diberikan pelabuhan perikanan belum optimal sehingga para pelaku kegiatan perikanan lebih mandiri dalam kegiatan perikanan tanpa adanya fasilitas pelabuhan perikanan. Pola adaptasi masyarakat nelayan termasuk kedalam pola adaptasi konformitas yaitu cara adaptasi seseorang cara dan tujuannya telah ditentukan oleh masyarakat.