Perception is the ability of a person to organize an observation

Bengkulu City is located along the west coast of Sumatra Island where most of its population work as fishermen by utilizing existing resources in the coastal and marine areas. Fishermen beside produce fishery products, they also need other food which are not produce by themselves to fulfill their daily need. This study aims to determine the condition of household food access ability and to analyze their fishing performance in Bengkulu City. The research was carried out in three sub-districts which are fisheries centers, namely Malabero, Pondok Besi and Pasar Bengkulu. Primary data are collected from 114 respondents while secondary data come from formal institutions such as Statistics Indonesia and fisheries department in Bengkulu. Data analysis using proportional income expenditure to show family food access ability, meanwhile, fishing benefit, RC ratio and return of investment value are used to show fishing performance. The results of this study show that on average fishermen family in Bengkulu City have not food access ability because of their proportional expenditure is less than 60% (59.06%). But, total fishermen family who are in good food access ability are 57.02 % or more than total fishermen family who have food access ability (42.98%). Besides that, on average, fishing performance in Bengkulu City are quite good. That is show by their income that is around IDR 3,695,664 per trip, its RC ratio as high 6.2 (more than 1) and its return of investment value is 7.36%.