Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

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• Research Article
  Social Status of the Fish-farmers of Floating-net-cages in Lake Maninjau, Indonesia
  Author(s): Syandri H *,Elfiondri ,Junaidi ,Azrita Syandri H *,Elfiondri ,Junaidi ,Azrita
  
  The study surveyed the social status of fish-farming in Lake Maninjau of Indonesia. The stuctured interview using scheduled questionnaires were used in obtaining information from 240 fish farmers randomly selested from eight local sub-districts as the study areas. The eighth sub-districts were divided into three areas which involved the aquaculture zone of the lake. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that majority (39.16%) of the fish farmers were male with the age range of 31-40 years. It was about 55.41% of the fish farmer having household size 4-6 person, and 45.83% educational level was Senior High School graduates. The total annual income from sales of fish were IDR 10000000-IDR 20000000, 37.92% of fish farmers practiced the integrated fish-farming, and only 52.08% of the farmers practiced fish-production.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000391

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