THE ARTISANAL FISHERY OF THE MAHAKAM RIVER FLOODPLAIN IN EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA .2. CATCH, INCOME AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS OF FISHER HOUSEHOLDS

In 1987 there were 18,800 households on the Mahakam floodplain. Of the se, 5,800 were full-time and 6,200 art-time fishermen, with the remain der full-time farmers. Daily and seasonal catch levels were variable a nd related to water level changes. Catches ranged between 1.84 and 5.7 t . person-1 . year-1 for full-time and between 0.97 and 1.6 t . pers on-1 . year-1 for part-time fishermen. Earnings per person from fishin g averaged respectively Rp. 1,400,000 and Rp. 400,000 in 1987, compris ing 75-95% and 30-85 % of their total income. Overall labour input per person was 287 days . year-1 and 5.04 hours . day-1 for full-time and 250-265 days . year-1 and 5.12 hours . day-1 for part-time fishermen. The proportions that came from fishery-related activities were respec tively 25-60 % and 10-25 %. Labour requirements to clean, salt and dry one kilogram of fish ranged between 13 and 58 minutes.