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to find new fishing locations that were generally farther away. In general, fishing
locations shift further from the coast to 3 nautical miles. The more distant fishing
locations increase the expenditure costs, both for fuel (fuel oil) and for mining
such as food, beverages, and others. As well, the reduced number of catches
due to climate change exacerbates ecological degradation caused by the use of
destructive fishing equipment such as bombs and potassium cyanide.
Coastal communities are the biggest parties to receive the effects of global climate
change. The impact of climate change is in the form of sea level rise, tidal waves,
increased rainfall, and extreme weather events which will all disrupt the livelihoods of
coastal communities. In the past ten years, the central and regional governments have
collaborated with various parties to strive to improve the resilience and adaptability
of coastal communities/Bajo tribes to the effects of climate change. The coastal area
inhabited by the Bajo people is a potential area that will be very severe to face extreme
climates. Changes and strategies that will be built and conditioned based on the type
and environment are influenced by the level of risk, vulnerability of the community,
and its environment.
So, based on the impact of climate change, it can be said that climate change, in
addition to influencing the uncertainty of the time of the sea, the more distant fishing
locations, and the reduced number of catches, also affects the shifting patterns of fish
season. In general, in the face of climate change, fishermen still cannot determine
the adaptation strategies they can do. Currently, fishermen do more trials and errors.
The form of adaptation strategies in dealing with the impacts of climate change
identified by Bajo fishermen can be categorized into two aspects, namely knowledge and technology. The forms of adaptation strategies they have identified are
more focused on dealing with the impacts of climate change on their livelihoods.
The resilience strategy built by the Bajo people in climate change adaptation and
mitigation includes.
(1) Knowledge and Education Aspects. This change in natural conditions forces
Bajo fishermen to reconstruct their knowledge. Climate change that occurs
requires them to adapt to aspects of knowledge. Bajo fishermen must rebuild
the construction of knowledge about the West, East, and Transition seasons,
in order to adjust fishing gear. They also have to build construction knowledge
about fishing locations. The construction of fishermen’s knowledge of the season
and the location of fishing through knowledge of local wisdom has long been a
guideline. This is because the condition of the season is very difficult to predict.
Because, the pattern of the season one year ago cannot be used as a guideline
for the following year. Therefore, changes in fishing locations are caused by
constantly changing wind directions so that ocean currents also change. The
fish that were originally in a certain location shifted following the direction of
the ocean currents.
(2) Technology Aspects. The adaptation strategies of Bajo fishermen in the form
of new knowledge construction are implemented in the form of fishing gear
technology. Uncertainty in the fishing season and reduced catches make Bajo
fishermen try to develop technology that can adapt to changes in existing natural
M. S. Sinapoy and S. Djalante
to find new fishing locations that were generally farther away. In general, fishing
locations shift further from the coast to 3 nautical miles. The more distant fishing
locations increase the expenditure costs, both for fuel (fuel oil) and for mining
such as food, beverages, and others. As well, the reduced number of catches
due to climate change exacerbates ecological degradation caused by the use of
destructive fishing equipment such as bombs and potassium cyanide.
Coastal communities are the biggest parties to receive the effects of global climate
change. The impact of climate change is in the form of sea level rise, tidal waves,
increased rainfall, and extreme weather events which will all disrupt the livelihoods of
coastal communities. In the past ten years, the central and regional governments have
collaborated with various parties to strive to improve the resilience and adaptability
of coastal communities/Bajo tribes to the effects of climate change. The coastal area
inhabited by the Bajo people is a potential area that will be very severe to face extreme
climates. Changes and strategies that will be built and conditioned based on the type
and environment are influenced by the level of risk, vulnerability of the community,
and its environment.
So, based on the impact of climate change, it can be said that climate change, in
addition to influencing the uncertainty of the time of the sea, the more distant fishing
locations, and the reduced number of catches, also affects the shifting patterns of fish
season. In general, in the face of climate change, fishermen still cannot determine
the adaptation strategies they can do. Currently, fishermen do more trials and errors.
The form of adaptation strategies in dealing with the impacts of climate change
identified by Bajo fishermen can be categorized into two aspects, namely knowledge and technology. The forms of adaptation strategies they have identified are
more focused on dealing with the impacts of climate change on their livelihoods.
The resilience strategy built by the Bajo people in climate change adaptation and
mitigation includes.
(1) Knowledge and Education Aspects. This change in natural conditions forces
Bajo fishermen to reconstruct their knowledge. Climate change that occurs
requires them to adapt to aspects of knowledge. Bajo fishermen must rebuild
the construction of knowledge about the West, East, and Transition seasons,
in order to adjust fishing gear. They also have to build construction knowledge
about fishing locations. The construction of fishermen’s knowledge of the season
and the location of fishing through knowledge of local wisdom has long been a
guideline. This is because the condition of the season is very difficult to predict.
Because, the pattern of the season one year ago cannot be used as a guideline
for the following year. Therefore, changes in fishing locations are caused by
constantly changing wind directions so that ocean currents also change. The
fish that were originally in a certain location shifted following the direction of
the ocean currents.
(2) Technology Aspects. The adaptation strategies of Bajo fishermen in the form
of new knowledge construction are implemented in the form of fishing gear
technology. Uncertainty in the fishing season and reduced catches make Bajo
fishermen try to develop technology that can adapt to changes in existing natural