Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of fuel subsidies on income of fishermen operating in Zone A and Zone B in Kedah and Perlis. The Zone A fishermen are small-scale fishermen operating within 5 nautical miles from the coastline and using traditional fishing gears such as scoop ne...

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Main Author:	Wan Hafidzatul Akmal, Mgt Husain
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng aa
Published:	2019
Subjects:	HC Economic History and Conditions
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spelling	my-uum-etd.85542021-08-16T00:40:50Z Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis 2019 Wan Hafidzatul Akmal, Mgt Husain Ali, Jamal Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HC Economic History and Conditions The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of fuel subsidies on income of fishermen operating in Zone A and Zone B in Kedah and Perlis. The Zone A fishermen are small-scale fishermen operating within 5 nautical miles from the coastline and using traditional fishing gears such as scoop net and drift net. Zone B fishermen are commercial fishermen operating within 5-12 nautical miles from the coastline using drift net and trawl net. This study employed both primary and secondary data. The primary data were gathered directly through face-to-face interview using structured questionnaires with skippers of the boat. The secondary data such as fuel subsidies, catch incentives and livelihood incentives were collected from Department of Fishery (DOF) and Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (LKIM). Fishermen's income in the study area is modeled as being influenced by the quantity of fuel subsidy received by fishermen, the incentive value of catch received, monthly allowance, fishing activity location, and socioeconomic background of fishermen. This study indicates that Boat B fishermen gained more benefits from the implementation of subsidized fuel policy than Boat A fishermen because they use larger boat sizes and better fishing gear. In addition, variables such as fuel subsidy, operating costs, and duration of fishing hours influence on fishermen income. Although fuel subsidies may contribute toward overfishing, yet, fuel subsidy is still needed by small-scale fishermen since it can reduce the cost of fishing activities and thus increase their monthly income. Therefore, this research has shown that fuel subsidy is an important determinant in reducing fishing cost and increasing the fishermen’s income. 2019 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/1/depositpermission_818908.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/2/s818908_01.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/3/s818908_02.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/4/s818908_references.docx text aa public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng eng aa
advisor	Ali, Jamal
topic	HC Economic History and Conditions
spellingShingle	HC Economic History and Conditions Wan Hafidzatul Akmal, Mgt Husain Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis
description	The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of fuel subsidies on income of fishermen operating in Zone A and Zone B in Kedah and Perlis. The Zone A fishermen are small-scale fishermen operating within 5 nautical miles from the coastline and using traditional fishing gears such as scoop net and drift net. Zone B fishermen are commercial fishermen operating within 5-12 nautical miles from the coastline using drift net and trawl net. This study employed both primary and secondary data. The primary data were gathered directly through face-to-face interview using structured questionnaires with skippers of the boat. The secondary data such as fuel subsidies, catch incentives and livelihood incentives were collected from Department of Fishery (DOF) and Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (LKIM). Fishermen's income in the study area is modeled as being influenced by the quantity of fuel subsidy received by fishermen, the incentive value of catch received, monthly allowance, fishing activity location, and socioeconomic background of fishermen. This study indicates that Boat B fishermen gained more benefits from the implementation of subsidized fuel policy than Boat A fishermen because they use larger boat sizes and better fishing gear. In addition, variables such as fuel subsidy, operating costs, and duration of fishing hours influence on fishermen income. Although fuel subsidies may contribute toward overfishing, yet, fuel subsidy is still needed by small-scale fishermen since it can reduce the cost of fishing activities and thus increase their monthly income. Therefore, this research has shown that fuel subsidy is an important determinant in reducing fishing cost and increasing the fishermen’s income.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Wan Hafidzatul Akmal, Mgt Husain
author_facet	Wan Hafidzatul Akmal, Mgt Husain
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title	Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis
title_short	Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis
title_full	Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis
title_fullStr	Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate	2019
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/1/depositpermission_818908.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/2/s818908_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/3/s818908_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8554/4/s818908_references.docx
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Impact of fuel subsidies on fishermen income: a case study of small scale fishermen in Kedah and Perlis

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