Financial Aspects of Small-Scale Fisheries in Bulukumba Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is an archipelagic nation with a territory comprised of around 70% territorial waters and only around 30% land area, and therefore has substantial marine and fisheries resources (Tortora & Agnelli, 2021; Ariansyah, 2023). These resources have long been exploited by fishers across the nation, most of whom are classified as small-scale fishers, a phenomenon typical of developing countries (Chuenpagdee & Jentoft, 2018; Halim et al., 2018; Warren & Teenbergen, 2021). Several fish stocks and fishing grounds in Indonesian waters have been overexploited or are already fully exploited,