Features, Innovation, and Environmental Sustainability of Mayangan Fish Port, Probolinggo, Indonesia: An analysis of MDS

Abstract

The Mayangan Fish Port in Probolinggo, East Java, is a growing traditional infrastructure. Development activities are at risk of causing adverse impacts on the surrounding environment, especially on local communities condition. This study aims to review the Mayangan Fish Port sustainability through MDS and RAP-Fisheries based on 5 dimensions: institutional, economic, technological, environmental, and social. MDS results show that the technology dimension has the highest sustainability value (64.42), then institutional (58.20), ecology (54.12), social (50.87), and economy (49.35). Culture is very strong underlying all dimensions and supporting sustainability. Product diversification can increase the competitiveness and economic benefits of the community. The further challenges are to build the institutional, technological and social level management of the community to be ready to face global and broader competition by government assistance.