Authors : M.M.H.A. Djalil Idris Saputra
Abstract: Along the Cirebon coastal area live fishermen who are generally poor and uneducated. They go fishing to the Java sea in the evening and go back home early in the morning. During the normal weather they can bring back fish to to the coast and earn enough money for their families. Unfortunately, in the recent years during the west wind season, the wave of the Java sea reach >3 m accompany with storms so the fishermen can not go fishing for 3-4 months and they do not earn money. Another problem they meet is illegal fishing by other group who come from outside of Cirebon coastal area. In addition, the fishermen also need government empowerment policies in protection, extension and training service. Collaboration between government and fishermen and participation of fishermen to government policies are urgently required.
M.M.H.A. Djalil Idris Saputra , 2017. Empowerment Policy for Local Community of Fishermen in Cirebon Coastal Area, West Java Province-Indonesia. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 763-765.