Profit comparative of fisheries in East Aceh Regency, Indonesia

Mawardati Mawardati,Jullimursyida Jullimursyida

doi:10.29103/aa.v7i2.2510

Abstract

This research was conducted from March to May 2018 in East Aceh District, Aceh Province, Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the differences between traditional milkfish and shrimp culture in East Aceh District, Aceh Province. The analytical method used is acquisition analysis and Independent Sample t-test analysis. The results showed a significant difference between milkfish and shrimp culture in East Aceh District, Aceh Province. Based on the results of the analysis, the average profit from shrimp culture is higher than milkfish culture. This demand exceeds market demand for exports. Thus the price of shrimp is still far higher than milkfish.Keywords: comparative; profit; shrimp; milkfish

Highlights

The agricultural sector is one sector that has a significant contribution to the development of the Indonesian economy
Low and high production of milkfish and shrimp produced by farmers in the study location is most influenced by the availability of capital owned by these farmers
The results showed that the average profit, maximum profit and minimum profit in milkfish culture and shrimp culture are shown in Table 2 below: Table 2 Average profit of milkfish culture and shrimp culture in East Aceh District

Summary

Introduction

The agricultural sector is one sector that has a significant contribution to the development of the Indonesian economy. This can be seen among others through the provision of employment, the fulfilment of domestic needs and foreign exchange earnings through exports. The agricultural sector is developing through several sub-sectors, namely: 1) the food crops sub-sector, 2) the plantation sub-sector, 3) the forestry sub-sector, 4) the livestock subsector, and 5) the fisheries sub-sector. Many people living in coastal areas work as fishermen and some others as fish farmers. According to Dahuri et al, (1996), fishery activities in coastal areas are aquaculture business in fish ponds for shrimp and milkfish

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