The Impact of Covid-19 on Fisherman Revenue in Bagansiapi API City, Indonesia

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  • Gatot Heri Djatmika

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to predict the impact of COVID-19 on the income of fisherman in Bagansiapi Api City in Riau Province Indonesia. Fishermen's income fluctuation has many factors, some that can be controlled and some that cannot be controlled. One of the factors that is believed to affect fishermen's income is the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted in April-May 2020 in Bagansiapi api  City. The method used is the case study method using trend analysis (time series). It was found that the total income of gill net fishermen in Bagansiapi Api City has decreased gradually and will decline sharply until June 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt by fishermen due to the drop in fish sales prices. Fishermen are predicted to be in debt from December  2020 to June 2021, with a prediction of the highest peak decline in income and initial debt in December 2020 with a percentage of -372%.

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2020-08-31

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