The Vulnerability and Resilience of Fishermen's Household Livelihoods in Lae-Lae Island, Makassar City

Abstract

This article is a qualitative research which aiming to determine the impact of CPI reclamation on the livelihood resilience of fishermen's households. The informants were selected purposively with the main criteria have been in the fishing profession since before the reclamation. The data were obtained through interviews, observation, documentation, and focus group discussions with fishermen groups and community leaders. The results of the study found that coastal reclamation has had an ecological impact on fishing communities whose lives depend on marine ecological resources as their main livelihood; in addition, other impacts caused are the distance traveled to catch fish and market the catch to fish auctions causing high operational costs that must be incurred compared to before reclamation. The forms of livelihood resilience carry out by fishermen such as carrying out livelihood strategies, optimizing social and physical capital owned, as well as asset and financial management.