Double Plight of Small Fishermen

KOMPAS/TOTOK WIJAYANTO

Fishermen transport crabs they catch in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, Friday (10/7/2020). Since March 2020, fishermen have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Small and traditional fishermen have received the double impact of declining fish prices and catches.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The income of small and traditional fishers has plummeted due to falling fish prices in line with the decline in purchasing power during the Covid-19 health crisis. Their suffering only increased with the decline in catches due to the widespread use of trawls and cantrang (seine nets).