An institutional analysis of sasi laut in Maluku, Indonesia



16.6.4 Biological Sustainability

Marine resource health

In all villages, a significant (paired t-test, p=<0.001) decline in the state of the resource was
noted (Table 16.27). However, Seri was least affected by the decline and here fishers perceive a
higher score for the state of the resource than all other villages (Duncan’s test, p=<0.001). Fishers
willing to change their job, and those who want to change fisheries rules perceive the decline to
be less serious than other fishers. A perception of more serious decline was expressed by fishers
who did not think inclusiveness an important feature of decision-making (Table 16.28).

Seri fishers are the most likely to change their job and they are among the three villages with
the highest tendency to change rules. They also have a less rosy picture of the state of resources
in early days, possibly because they were significantly younger (ANOVA, p=<0.05) and less
experienced.

Table 16.27. Inter-village differences in perception of the health of the marine environment.

Resource health

Overall average

Anova F

Prob.

Duncan’s post-hoc test

Change over the past 15 years

-3.20

6.195

<0.001

Ht Hl No Tu Ha Se

Expected change

-1.84

1.154

0.334

Ht Hl Tu No Se Ha

Past condition

8.88

1.627

0.155

Se Ha Ht No Hu Tu

Present condition

5.69

5.290

<0.001

Ht Hl No Ha Tu Se

Future condition

3.85

4.813

<0.001

Ht Hl No Tu Ha Se

Table 16.28. Factors significantly correlated with indicators of biological sustainability. Significant
correlations are indicated by asterisks.

Biological
sustainability

(change over past 15 years)

Villagers
willing to
change job

Elitist
decision-making
style invillage

Villagers
want
involvement of
stakeholders in
decision-making

Villagers
want
fisheries
rules changed

Resource health

+.178*

+.069

-.152*

+.205**

Fish catch

+.103

+.185*

-.103

+.298**

Opposite to this are the Hutumuri fishers who perceive the state of the resource as significantly
worse than the fishers in Seri. In this village, fishers complain of pollution from nearby factories
and intense exploitation by lift net operators. They are also significantly more pessimistic
about the future whereas the Seri fishers are the most optimistic. Apparently, the high economic
score of Hutumuri does not influence the fishers’ perception on the state of the resource.

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