The Social and Economic Life of Fishermen Maccini Sombala, Makassar City

The development of the socio-economic life of Maccini Sombala fishermen in Makassar City is very much influenced by the geographical aspect where they live, especially in terms of the pattern of fisheries business development. The results showed that Maccini Sombala fishermen are difficult to develop, their social and economic life is still very dependent on natural and weather conditions. far due to the construction and stockpiling of the coast along the Tanjung Bunga metro road, even the place where their boats are moored is no longer due to the construction of the Tanjung Bunga Metro road and it is no longer possible for them to survive, the choice as fishermen for now is only because there are no other jobs that can they're working on. Profession as a fisherman does not increase the savings of fishermen but it is sufficient to meet the daily needs of the family and sometimes even have to go into debt due to the lack of fish catches at sea. The lack of extension assistance and financial support from the government for fishermen in Maccini Sombala has made fishermen have to borrow from cooperatives and pawn gold to be able to operate their fishing boats. Keywords: Development of social life, economy, fishing community, Maccini Sombal