Profile Analysis of Milkfish Nursery Pond Culture in Cibuaya District, Karawang Regency (Case Study in Cemarajaya Village)

Pond aquaculture is an alternative aquaculture activity that has high economic value and can be developed in coastal area. The purpose of this study was to describe the profile of milkfish pond aquaculture in Cemarajaya Village, Cibuaya sub-district, Karawang Regency. The method used is a case study with quantitative analysis and descriptive data analysis. The sampling technique used Purposive sampling with 30 respondents. The result show the first for characteristic of cultivation majority are the male, range of age in 50-54 years with an elementary school of education level and then majority of cultivation have been doing this cultivation 2-6 years. Second for general condition majority cultivation 1-5 Ha area, they buy the fish seed IDR 25-30/fish with transportation cost in IDR 300,000-500,000. The cultivation can be stocking from 300,000 – 500,000 fish/Ha/cycle with cost of fertilizer in IDR 225,000-550,000 and cost probiotic in IDR ≤100,000. The production in cultivation can be 190,000 – 255,000 fish/Ha/cycle which is selling at a price IDR 100-200/fish. The labor can be have 10% from production as a cost of labor. These results indicate that the cultivation of milkfish nursery ponds in the Cemarajaya village can still be imporved in order to get maximum production results, because the current production resuls are still below existing standards.