STUDY ON MARKET PROCESS OF TUNA POLE-AND-LINE FISHERY IN EASTERN INDONESIA: A STUDY CASE IN SORONG, PAPUA BARAT PROVINCE

Alexander M.A Khan (Laboratory of Fishing Management and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
Lantun P. Dewanti (Laboratory of Fishing Management and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
Izza M. Apriliani (Laboratory of Fishing Management and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
Dedi Supriadi (Laboratory of Fishing Management and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
Anta M. Nasution (Center for Deep Sea Research, Indonesia Institute of Science, Ambon, Indonesia)
Tim S. Gray (School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, NE17RU United Kingdom)
Aileen C. Mill (School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, NE17RU United Kingdom)
Nicholas V. C. Polunin (School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, NE17RU United Kingdom)

Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal
Vol 26, No 1 (2020): (June) 2020

This research is a study of the way the small-scale pole-and-line tuna fishery in Sorong, Indonesia by examining official records of supply chains; key informant and fishers’ perceptions of marketing; and personal observations of landings and selling. The main finding of the study is that the pole-and-line fishers in Sorong have made strenuous efforts to escape the constrictions of middlemen by direct selling to processors.