Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: an Empirical study of small-scale fishermen in Kedah And Perlis
Even though fuel subsidy can give more profit to the fisheries sector, it also has drawbacks to the ecosystem that tends to lead to overcapacity. This study investigated the impact of fuel subsidies on the income of fishermen operating in Zone A and Zone B in Kedah and Perlis. Focus group discuss...
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School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/28177/1/JES%202%20%202020%2033%2047.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/28177/ http://www.jes.uum.edu.my/index.php/archives/vol-2-issue-1-jan-2020 |
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| Summary: | Even though fuel subsidy can give more profit to the fisheries sector, it also has drawbacks to
the ecosystem that tends to lead to overcapacity. This study investigated the impact of fuel
subsidies on the income of fishermen operating in Zone A and Zone B in Kedah and Perlis.
Focus group discussions with fisherman association committees were conducted to understand
the issues related to fuel subsidy. The regression analysis method was used to examine the
relationship between the fishermen’s monthly income and various explanatory variables, such
as oil subsidy received by the fishermen, the incentive value of catch received, the monthly
allowance, the location of fishing activity, and the socioeconomic background of fishermen.
The result of the study revealed that Boat B fishermen gained more benefits from the
implementation of fuel subsidized policy than Boat A fishermen because the former used larger
boat sizes and better fishing gear. In addition, variables, such as fuel subsidy, operating costs,
and duration of fishing hours, influenced fishermen's income. Although fuel subsidies may
contribute toward over fishing, fuel subsidy is still needed by small-scale fishermen since it can
reduce the cost of fishing activities and thus increase their monthly income. This research
indicates that it is important to understand the contribution of fuel as the total cost of fishing
activities and how fuel subsidies can reduce these costs to improve the income of fishermen in
the study area |
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