ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THE FISHING BOAT FOR GIANT THREADFISH (Eletheronema tetradactylum)

This paper discussed the productivity and economic efficiency of the fishing boat for giant threadfish ( Eletheronema tetradactylum ) , which operated in the Mala cc a Straits. Eleven fishing boat s with differen t weight s (GT) were observed for their input as total cost and output as total benefit in order to calculate respective fishing boat productivity and  efficiency . It was found that fishing boat activities on giant threadfish using various boat sizes were efficient with BCR>1 and profitable.  However, the average economic efficiency of all boats was 1.65 with the highest efficiency of 1.74 for the 2 GT fishing boat.  Theaverage productivity of the fishing boat was Rp 4 . 5 millionor Rp 1 . 5 million /GT with its capital payback period of 29 months . The highest productivity was found on the 2 GT fishing boat of Rp 5.5 millionor Rp 2.8 million/ GT with its capital payback period of 27 months . However, The 4 GT fishing boat was r e com m ended to be developed for artisanal fishery of giant threadfish because its economic efficiency was relatively h i gh of 1 . 71 and its produktivit ywas Rp 5.1 millionor Rp 1.3 million/ GT with capital payback period of 29 months.  Keywords: economic efficiency, fishing boat,  Eletheronema tetradactylum , payback period