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Factors To Improve Fishery Household Welfare: Empirical Analysis Of Indonesia, Bayu Rhamadani Wicaksono, Yuniarti Yuniarti, Dede Yoga Paramartha

Economics and Finance in Indonesia

This study attempts to verify the linkage between the characteristics of fishers and the welfare of fishery household in Indonesia, which is explained by the surplus obtained by fishers. Based on the empirical results using multiple linear regression analysis, variables with significant impacts on improving the welfare of fishery household in Indonesia in both marine and inland open water fisheries are fishing gear, number of fishers, number of crew, salary, province, age, gender, education level, processed storage, transportation, and market target. Furthermore, the characteristics of fishers are divided into similarities and differences. Observed from the similarities, the main fishers play …