ECONOMIC VALUATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MARINE FISHERIES IN CILACAP, CENTRAL JAVA

The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of climate change in the marine capture fisheries in Cilacap, Central Java. Also to formulate the adaptation and mitigation strategies on the impacts of climate change. Data collection was done through multi-stages sampling. Samples of respondents were: 73 marine-fisher respondents, 43 collector respondents, and 100 consumer respondents, which were analyzed by descriptive statistics. In the aspect of production, there was a decrease in catch which caused severe losses in 26 respondents, an increase in length of trip which was vary from 1 day to 7 days, and changes in fishers spending, such as: change in cost of fuel, change in food & lodging cost, and change in productivity. Lack of production has led to a decrease in fish-stocks. Therefore availability and sustainability of fish-stock in the aspect of distribution became questionable, which influenced availability and affordability of fish in market (Aspect of consumption). Thus, enhancing the performance of extension institution was needed to anticipate the impact of climate change in marine fisheries sector. An ideal extension institution was made to enhance the performance of extension institution was made in order to estimate transaction cost of the policy. The result has shown the amount of information cost, policing cost and operational & maintenance cost to establish a successful program

The Impact of Climate Change on the Vulnerable Fisheries Resource and Its Coastal Community in Cilacap Regency-Indonesia: A Set Up for Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy

The fisheries resource is almost and/ or had have been over-exploited in Java Island. Cilacap lies in the southern part of Java has a reasonable stock at this moment but adversed by the climate change. Many parties have not prepared to react for the adaptation with such uncertain situation. The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of climate change in Cilacap and its community; and to formulate the adaptation and mitigation strategy under the climate change condition. Respondents of 73 marine-fishers, 43 fish-traders, and 100 fish-consumers had been surveyed. Focus Group Discussion and in-depth interview were conducted to outline the adaptation and mitigation strategy. The study found there was a decrease in catch and affected severed losses to the respondents. Fishers claimed had overspent in fuel, food & lodging, repairs & maintenance and decreased in productivity. The availability and sustainability of fish-stock became questionable. The shocked of fisheries stock affected the chain of distribution and consumption and eventually weaken the food security and the fishers’ quality of live in the region. A short term prescription on adaptation strategy to cope the climate change in the study area is indeed needed. Ecosystem-based fisheries management perhaps could be proposed as one of the way-outs to manage the vulnerable fisheries in Cilacap. This scheme seems will shed a light as a promising new paradigm of fisheries management in Indonesia