Analysis of Local Government Policies in the Development of Aquaculture in Bandung District, West Java, Indonesia 2019

Abstract

Bandung District is one district in the province of West Java, which has a lot of potentials, one of which is the aquaculture sector. According to data from the Department of Marine and Fisheries of West Java province in 2016, the number of fisheries production reached 13.326 tonnes of Bandung regency. The purpose of this study is to analyze and devise appropriate policy recommendations for the development of aquaculture in Bandung. The method used in this research was the case study method. Analysis of the data used in this research is using the Soft Systems Methodology approach. Based on the approach to the problem of unstructured problems using existing condition which includes technical and production aspects, institutional aspects and aspects of human resources. The research was conducted in July 2019 - August 2019 in Bandung. Respondents in this study consisting of 5 people from 3 cultivators and 2 people from government agencies. The draft recommendation for government policy in the development of aquaculture in Bandung District, including repair of infrastructure, spatial planning in allocating land fish breeding in the area of fisheries management area corresponding to the parameters by optimizing land, mentoring programs on a group of fish farmers and seedlings or capital as a common practice, it is often done socialized about government policy. The clarity of the rule of law for the perpetrators of fish farmers, facilitate the making of fisheries licenses and training and extension done regularly and intensely.