<![CDATA[Indonesia is one of the largest archipelago countries in the world therefore it has a great potential as a marine fish producers. However, this potential can not be fully utilized by the fishing communities, so they are known as the most impoverished communities. This study discusses the relationship between structural constraints and capital scarcity faced by fishermen and their implications on economic and social behavior of the poor level of fishermen. This article is based on primary study of the Financing Fisherman conducted by the researcher during the period of 2012-2014. Source of data is collected from in-depth interview, focus group discussions, and direct observation on the fishermen communities along Java, Sumatera and Sulawesi islands coasts. The findings show that structural constraints and scarce of capital have encourage fishermen to develop specific socio-economic behavior to survive and support their incomes. These specific behaviours have caused ineffectiveness of the government policies to increase welfare.]]>
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