Catch marketing analysis of Frigate tuna (Auxis thazard): caught by lift-net at Bone District, South Sulawesi Province-Indonesia

Abstract

Lift-net (local term: Bagan Rambo) is one of the most productive fishing gear in the coastal community of Gulf of Bone, including those in the Bone District. This study aims to explain the characteristics of the marketing channels of frigate tuna caught by fishermen and the effectiveness and efficiency of frigate tuna market system. The study was conducted from December 2017 to February 2018 at Bone District, South Sulawesi Province-Indonesia with a purposive sampling method of 37 units of lift-net and 481 fisheries households. The results of the study show that lift-net owners and fishmongers are the main channels of catch marketing (66.7%). For Bone sub-district of Tanete Riattang Timur 50% of catches go fishing auction and fisheries companies. The effective marketing system of frigates tuna are: 1) fishermen get more profit if they sell their catch in kg instead of selling per bucket, 2) the boat owner and fishmonger get a big profit, at the sale of a minimum price. The effective marketing channel is directly selling catches to fisheries companies.