Economic Policy In The Development Of Capture Fisheries In Jayapura City

Capture fisheries production has increased very rapidly, and its contributions to the economic growth of the region and the welfare of the people in Jayapura City have been quite significant. Up to now, the micro-analysis of capture fisheries, especially skipjack tuna, has often been carried out. Nevertheless, the competitiveness analysis of skipjack tuna is still limited, and capture fisheries development policies based on economic analysis are also lacking. Therefore, this analysis aimed to come up with economic policies in the development of capture fisheries in Jayapura City. The data collection was carried out in Jayapura City. The types of data used included fisheries production data, production costs and fishermen's income. Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) method was used to reach the objective of the study. The study findings showed that the Private Cost Ratio (PCR) was 0.395, the Domestic Resources Cost Ratio (DRC) was 0.387, the value of Private Profit (PP) was Rp.140.618.375, and the value of Social Profit (SP) was Rp.140.298.375. The research implication showed that the skipjack fisheries business generated economic and financial benefits for local fishermen, and it would be more competitive to be able to compete with skipjack tuna from other regions as well as other countries, particularly if supported by government policies on consistent and sustainable stabilization of input prices and production output of skipjack fisheries.