Fresh fish trade at Karangantu fishing port, Banten, Indonesia Thomas Nugroho (a*), Rama Aldyansyah (a), Sulistiono (b)
a) Department of Fisheries Resources Utilization, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Jl. Agatis Darmaga Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
* thomasnu[at]apps.ipb.ac.id
b) Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Jl. Agatis Darmaga Bogor, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
Abstract
Fishery products from fishing business at the Karangantu Fishing Port (PPN Karangantu) provide great benefits, namely being able to move the community^s economy, including through the sale of fresh fish. The fish market at PPN Karangantu is is classified as crowded by the people. Besides being close to the fish-landing site, this fish market is also a marine tourism area that is visited by the people from in and outside Serang City. This study aims to describe the pattern of fish trade and to calculate the transaction value of buying and selling fresh fish in market at the Karangantu Fishing Port. The research was conducted in September-November 2021. Data were collected and analyzed descriptively. The results of the study show that the trade value of a fish collector reaches IDR 124.595.570 per month with an average sales value of fish per day of IDR 4.153.186. Meanwhile, the trade value of a small trader in market reached IDR 56.093.000 per month with an average value of IDR 2.671.095 per day.
Keywords: Fish trade- fishing port- Karangantu
Topic: Marine and Fisheries Socio - Economics and Culture (International)
