Fisherman's Knowledge of the Moon Phenomenon in Fishing Activities

Abstract

Moon phenomenon affects the society in many daily activities, especially fishery activities. Most fishermen who are making fishery activities as the main source of the farmer's main economy have their own knowledge regarding the moon phenomenon in support of these activities. The question is, how does the moon phenomenon affect fishery activity? How does fisherman's knowledge of moon phenomena affect their fishery activities? To answer this question, two objectives are set out. First, identify the relationship between the phenomenon of the moon and the fishery activity. Secondly, analyzing fisherman's knowledge of the phenomenon of the moon in fishery activities. Documentation methodology used in data collecting methods and qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the findings that have been collected. Finally, this paper summarizes the discussions that moon phenomenon such as the phases of the moon and the brightness of the moon affect the tides and indirectly affect fishery activities such as fish breeding time, fish season is readily available and the location where the fish are widely available.