Household Economic Activities of Coastal Resource Users’ Community in Cengkrong Coastal Area, Prigi Bay, Trenggalek District

Abstract

In one decade, the total area of mangrove forests in Prigi Bay has been declined drastically. Since 2008, replanting or reforestation has been done in the area of mangrove forests on the Cengkrong coast. It means that the development of mangrove forest management could affect the household economic activities in Cengkrong surrounding area. Related to that, this research aims to (1) describe the resource management profile in Cengkrong coastal area (2) explain the household economic activities of the coastal resource users' community in Cengkrong which include productive activities, work outpouring, income-outcome activity as well as a surplus of each household. Replanting mangrove forests on Cengkrong coastal area makes the area of mangrove forests as an ecotourism. This certainly created a productive activity which directly related to mangrove ecotourism such as mud crab cultivation, anadara clam cultivation, mangrove seedlings development, food stalls, boat rentals, and also sanitary facility. This activity is done by a POKMASWAS (Kelompok Masyarakat Pengawas) or community supervisor "Kejung Samudra" and his family. Meanwhile, the productive activities which are performed by the people in the surrounding area include crab farming, fish farming, and food selling along Cengkrong Beach. The work time of POKMASWAS "Kejung Samudra" in average is by 317 workdays per year. Moreover, the income for the member of "Kejung Samudra" is retrieved from boat rentals, parking area management, and sanitary facility which in average is amounted up to IDR 100,000/day until IDR 250,000/day. Furthermore, the business activities of mud crab cultivation could give a profit by IDR 7,933,500/month with the earning ratio of 276,77%. The work outpouring of food stalls in average is 315 workdays per year with the average profit of IDR 9,246,000/year/person. On the other hand, the average work outpouring of crab farming is by 81 workdays per year in which it could generate such income by IDR 22,676,000/year. Then, the work time spent for fish farming is also in 81 workdays per year and earned about IDR 1,920,000/year. Therefore, the highest food expenditure on "Kejung Samudra" committee is by IDR 26,460,000. In addition to the activities in the field of fisheries, the coastal community also engages in the non-fisheries production activity, for example, as farmers or peasants. KEY WORDSReplanting mangrove forests, productive activities, the outpouring of work time, household income and expenditure.

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“…This circumstance has not reflected yet in Cengkrong Beach. Nevertheless, this ecotourism brings economic benefits in the form of parking services, animal feeding services, bathroom services, umbrella/hat rental, food and beverage stalls, and grilled fish stalls (Purwanti et al, 2017a). This economic benefit is the different factors affecting the willingness to pay (25% level), including education, income, and information (Carandang et al, 2013).…”

“…Indonesia is the sixth country with the largest mangrove area in the world behind Malaysia, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and Nigeria which providing nearly 23 percent of global mangrove cover (Hamilton and Casey, 2016). One of Indonesia's most extensive mangrove forests is Cengkrong Beach in Trenggalek of East Java (Purwanti et al, 2017a). Mangroves are an essential ecosystem in providing a wide range of goods and services that significantly promote to the society (Santos et al, 2017).…”

“…In the next three years the trees grew nearly tenfold. In 2012, the local Maritime and Fisheries Department introduced the concept of a mangrove forest education tourism by building a wooden bridge (Purwanti et al, 2017a). They also provide boat donations to make tourists enjoy the attractions by exploring the mangrove forest to the Cengkrong estuary.…”

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“…The development of mangrove ecotourism in Cengkrong Beach provides employment opportunities for people who live in the surrounding area. Purwanti et al (2017) found that some accessible productive activities done by the committee in Cengkrong mangrove ecotourism are mud crab cultivation, Anadara scallop aquaculture, mangrove plant nurseries, food stalls, as well as boat rental and toilets. In addition, some people who live in the surrounding area of Cengkrong Beach also carry out other productive activities such as crabs hunting, fishing, as well as selling food in stalls.…”

Blue Waqf Framework for Blue Forest Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework

“…Furthermore, the surrounding community also benefits from productive activities such as mangrove crab fishing and fishing, as well as developing crab farming, clam farming, mangrove tree nurseries and mangrove fruit syrup making, which in the long run have good profit value and can be developed (Purwanti, Susilo, & Indrayani, 2017). In this case, waqf can help sustainable development and collaboration in strategic sectors.…”