Determinants of Offshore Fishing Vessel’s Output in Southern Central Coast Region: An Empirical Approach

Abstract

This paper uses econometric models to estimate factors determining offshore fishing vessel’s output in Southern Central Coast region. The estimated findings indicates that factors namely the residential characteristics, types of fishery, engine power, vessel’s years, fishing technology, modern fish finder, number of days per trip, captains’s experience, participation in fishing teams have significant impacts on offshore fishing vessel’s output. Meanwhile, captains’s age and education level as well as fishing ground do not affect this factor. In addition, we find out that fishing stimulation, especially in the application of modern technologies to seafood exploitation and the elimination of empiricism is important to offshore fishing vessel’s output. The findings allow us to bring forward some policy recommendations for central and provincial governments to improve offshore fishing vessel’s output in Southern Central Coast region.