The Contribution of Fisheries Sector in Regional Development of Cirebon Regency of West Java Province, Indonesia

This research aims to analyze the contribution of the fisheries sector to Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), analyze the extent to which market demand is related to fishery sector products, and analyze the strength of the fisheries sector base and non-base sectors in regional development in Cirebon Regency. The method used in this research is quantitative method using secondary time series data, which is then analyzed using descriptive statistics, as well as qualitative methods using primary data obtained through direct interviews with parties involved in the fisheries sector and distributing questionnaires via google form. to the people of Cirebon Regency. The data analysis used is growth index analysis, Shift Share (SS) analysis, Trade Area Capture (TAC) analysis, Pull Factor (PF) analysis, and Location Quotient (LQ) analysis. The results of the growth index analysis show that the GRDP of the fisheries sector in Cirebon Regency has increased by 77.22% in the 2013-2019 periods. The results of the Shift Share (SS) analysis show that the contribution of the fisheries sector to the GRDP of Cirebon Regency is 10.02%. The results of the 2013-2019 TAC analysis show that the value of TAC > total population means that Cirebon Regency can capture trade opportunities in fishery products from other regions. The PF value of the fisheries sector in Cirebon Regency is > 1, which means that Cirebon Regency can attract customers from other regions and has a specialization in the fishery product market. And the results of the Location Quotient (LQ) analysis show a value of 2.75 (> 1), which means that the Cirebon Regency fishery sector is an economic base sector that can meet the needs of fishery products in its region and can export out of other regions. Regional development in Cirebon Regency can be maximized by increasing development in the fisheries sector as a base sector by making the fisheries sector one of the priorities for regional development investment.