Community Adaptation Strategies to Central Point of Indonesia Beach Reclamation (Mariso Sub-District Case Study)

Abstract

Background: CPI reclamation in Mariso sub-district, particularly in Majannang, Mariso and Lette urban villages, has converted water into land, significantly impacting local fishermen. The impacts include narrowing of boat lanes, eviction, lack of fish auctions, water pollution, and abrasion.

Objective: This study aims to assess the social ecological and economic adaptation strategies of affected communities

Methods: This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study design to explore community adaptation strategies to CPI coastal reclamation in Mariso sub-district, through in-depth interviews and thematic analysis to provide empirical contributions to the understanding of community adaptation and effective intervention solutions.

Results: The results show that fishermen affected by reclamation adapt socially by accepting compensation, moving areas, or building illegal shacks, and economically by switching professions to the informal sector, while some continue to go to sea while looking for additional jobs, and fishermen's wives open small businesses to support the family economy.

Conclusion: Reclamation supported by the government and developers in Mariso Sub-district has triggered spatial conflicts with fishermen, forcing most of them to stop fishing due to the loss of boat lanes and parking lots, so they adapt by changing their fishing time or switching professions to become informal workers such as construction laborers, street vendors, or other services to make ends meet