THE INFLUENCE OF MANGROVE DAMAGE TO INCOME OF MANGROVE CRAB FISHERMEN AT KELURAHAN BAGAN DELI MEDAN BELAWAN SUBDISTRICT MEDAN CITY NORTH SUMATERA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research was conducted in May, 2017 located at Kelurahan Bagan Deli
Medan Belawan Subdistrict Medan City North Sumatera Province. This study
aims to determine changes in income generated by mangrove crab fishermen
before and after the occurrence of mangrove land damage and the efforts of
mangrove crab fishermen to increase income due to damage to mangrove in
Kelurahan Bagan Deli. The method used in this study is survey method with 36
household as respondents detemination by random sampling.
The results showed that there was a decrease in income from the catch of
fishermen of mangrove crabs by IDR 1,702,219.44 per month (54.85%) after
mangrove damage, from IDR 3,103,044.44 to IDR 1,400,825.00 per month and
are statistically significant. The efforts of mangrove crab fishermen to increase
income are diversification of livelihoods, the addition of fishing gear such as
traps, fishing rods and nets, mobilizing the role of family members and saving
money.
Keywords: mangrove damage, income, fisherman, mangrove crab