Research Center for Marine and Fisheries Socio-Economics, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia.
Research Center for Industrial Economy, Trade, and Services, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2024 Jan;198:115888. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115888. Epub 2023 Dec 14.
The eco-friendly fishing gears (EFFGs) have been widely suggested as fishing gears for sustainable blue economy development. This study aims to examine the effects of the utilization of the EFFGs of blue swimming crab (BSC) on fishermen's welfare and sustainable fisheries by taking Indonesia as a case study. The number of fishermen randomly sampled was 647. The method used to analyze the data was the Endogenous Switching Regression model. The results showed that factors that have significant positive effects on fishermen's decision to adopt the EFFGs are the membership of fishermen in fisheries groups, credit access to financial sources, decision synchronization, financial capability, and fishers' perception of environmental uncertainty. Meanwhile, the complexity of fishing gears and buyer pressure have significant negative effects on fishermen's decisions to adopt EFFGs. The results also confirmed that the welfare of BSC's fishermen is better off and received positive benefits for the preservation and regeneration of resources by using the EFFGs compared to the non-EFFGs. Therefore, the application of the EFFGs for BSC fisheries supports the sustainable blue economy development goals and needs to be recommended for other coastal areas in developing countries.
环保型渔具（EFFGs）已被广泛推荐作为可持续蓝色经济发展的渔具。本研究以印度尼西亚为例，旨在探讨蓝蟹（BSC）EFFGs 的利用对渔民福利和可持续渔业的影响。随机抽取的渔民人数为 647 人。用于分析数据的方法是内生转换回归模型。结果表明，对渔民采用 EFFGs 决策有显著正向影响的因素包括渔民在渔业团体中的成员身份、获得金融来源的信贷、决策同步性、财务能力和渔民对环境不确定性的感知。同时，渔具的复杂性和买方压力对渔民采用 EFFGs 的决策有显著的负面影响。研究结果还证实，与非 EFFGs 相比，BSC 渔民使用 EFFGs 可以更好地提高福利，并获得资源保护和再生的积极效益。因此，EFFGs 在 BSC 渔业中的应用支持可持续蓝色经济发展目标，并需要向发展中国家的其他沿海地区推荐。
