Financing and marketing partnership of the marine fisheries bussiness in Merauke, Papua

Abstract

Fishing business is an economic-based activities for profit goal. In fact, it continuously faces uncertainty conditions that affect the sustainability of fishing activities. Partnership would be the one of the fishers' strategies to encounter those uncertainties. This research aims to analyze partnership models, rules and interaction models among institutions as well as to develop partnership strategy in capture fisheries in Merauke District, Merauke Regency. Method of the research are qualitative and descriptive approach. The results show that partnership institutional models of fishing business in Merauke District are: general trade partnership models, marketing contract models, and cooperation models of investment and operational fishing business.