PENGUKURAN NILAI TUKAR NELAYAN DI KABUPATEN TANAH LAUT PROVINSI KALIMANTAN SELATAN

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengukur nilai tukar nelayan dan tingkat ekonomi kesejahteraan nelayan di Kabupaten Tanah Laut Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif. Data yang didapat dengan metode survei, sedangkan data sekunder dari instansi pemerintah terkait. Nilai tukar nelayan yang diukur selama bulan nopember 2012 – pebruari 2013. Penelitian menggunakan formula Indeks Laspeyres yang dikembangkan dan pengujian dengan teori ekonomi kesejahteraan. Perhitungan nilai tukar nelayan dalam penelitian didapatkan enam formula, yaitu (1) NTN-pemilik (2) NTN-perseorangan (3) NTN-juragan (4) NTN-ABK terampil (5) NTN- ABK biasa dan (6) NTN-tradisional. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan NTN Kabupaten Tanah Laut berada diatas seratus dan INTN berada diatas satu. Sedangkan tingkat ekonomi kesejahteraan nelayan mengalami kenaikan. Purpose of the research was to measure trade turn and economic welfare of fisherman living in the Sea Land Regency South Borneo Province. The research use descriptive method in valving that primary data were obtained by survey and secondary data oven collected from relevant government agencies. Exchange rate index of thratmen was measured during 4 months (November 2012 – February 2013). Index formulation was developed Laspeyres the economic welfare of the fisherman. Analysis of fisherman trade term found 6 formulation, in cloding (1) NTN-owner (2) NTN-individual (3)-NTN squire (4) NTN-skilled crew (5) NTN-ordinary crew and (6) NTN-traditional. Research results showed that NTN for Tanah Laut district was above 100 and INTN was above 1. Eventhough economic welfare of fisherman was increase