An institutional analysis of sasi laut in Maluku, Indonesia



Currently, Hulaliu and Seri perceive the highest level of family well-being (resp. 7.43 and
7.59) while Hutumuri and Haruku score significantly lower (score 6.20; p=<0.002). Generally,
well-being is expected to increase (in Haruku) or remain stable, but Hutumuri fishers are
most pessimistic.

Table 16.22. Factors correlated with social sustainability indicators. Significant correlations indicated
with asterisks.

Social sustainability

Villagers
have boats
and motors

Villagers
own more
expensive
gears

Villagers
have
external
income

Years
fishing

High job
satisfaction

Acceptable
to bend
the rules

Elitist
decision-
making
style

Tradition of collective
action

-.011

.+029

-.008

+062

+.230**

+.082

.002

Family well-being

-.183*

+.163*

-.039

-.067

+.183*

+.288**

-.103

Income

-.111

+.043

-.177*

-.143

+.180*

+.162*

-.184*

Community harmony

-.038

-.041

+.026

-.053

-.063

-.037

.106

Discussion of village
issues

-.034

+.168*

+.029

+.184*

+.090

+.095

-.094

Table 16.22. continued

Social sustainability

Community
has
management
responsibility

Positive
opinion
of sasi

Village
has
communal
fishing

Villagers
want
fisheries
rules
changed

Member of
village
organization

Age

Education

Tradition of collective
action

-.032

+.155*

+.049

-.177*

-.047

.072

-.075

Family well-being

-.081

+.039

+.252**

-.082

+.219**

.018

-.018

Income

.206**

-.187*

+.123

-.059

+.175*

-.116

.108

Comm’ty harmony

-.137

+.157*

-.058

+.060

-.078

-.117

.173*

Discussion of village

-.008

+.163*

+.085

-.198**

+.061

.164*

-.112

Income

The changes in income over time are all significant (Table 16.23). Perception on change in income
was positively related to job satisfaction and membership in organizations (Table 16.22). Fishers
happy in their job and belonging to groups had a more positive perception. Where change in
income was more negative, fishers were more likely to be receiving external income, believed
strongly in the importance of
sasi, and were less willing to bend rules. Fishers who were positive
about change in income perceived decision-making in their village to be by consensus or by
majority. They were also most likely to consider villagers as having the key responsibility in
fisheries management. This last correlation helps to explain why Seri fishers have such a positive
perception of income. Seri was the only village where more than half the fishers held this opinion,
while in Haruku, no fishers shared this view. Nolloth was one of the three villages where fishers
believed that the government held most or all management responsibility. It is difficult to imagine
why these attitudes are related to perceived income.

Seri and Hutumuri fishers were least likely to receive external income. However, In terms of the amount
of external income received per year, the two villages were on an average higher. Hutumuri fishers, as
we know, are the least willing to bend the rules, but again, the relationship to income is obscure.

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