Coastal community attitude toward program implementation of Marine Protected Area in Berau and Bontang, East Kalimantan

Abstract

Community attitude toward Marine Protected Area (MPA) management in Berau and Bontang, East Kalimantan is considered unsatisfactory due to interactions of several factors. The objectives of this research are as follows: (1) to analyze coastal community attitudes in managing MPA in Berau and Bontang, East Kalimantan and (2) to analyze the determinant factors influencing community attitudes in managing MPA. Primary survey for data collection was conducted from December 2017 to May 2018 using close-end questionnaire completed by 220 respondents that selected by non-proportionated random sampling from intersectoral fisher communities in Berau and Bontang, East Kalimantan. Inferences statistics based on Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was performed for analyzing the influence of different indicator groups. This study revealed that community attitudes in regional MPA management in Berau and Bontang, East Kalimantan was neutral to negative and influenced directly by socio economic characteristics, program implementation performance and community motivation. Community motivation were influenced by income generating and community existence acknowledgement, while program implementation performance were influenced by public communication approach and intensity of extension agent roles.