Moh Shadiqur Rahman, Tri Wahyu Nugroho, Hery Toiba, Mohammad Iqbal, Riski Agung Lestariadi, Moh Saeri
In the face of climate change, smallholder fishermen increasingly turn to non-fishing employment to sustain their livelihoods. Diversifying sources of income becomes paramount to mitigate the impact of unpredictable weather patterns on fish populations and, hence, household livelihoods. However, fishermen need convenient climate information access to navigate this transition effectively. With information about weather trends and forecasts, they can make informed decisions about when to fish and when to focus on alternative sources of income. This study offers novelty by investigating the impact of Internet-based climate information on non-fishing employment among smallholder fishermen in Indonesia. The study employs cross-sectional data collected from 503 smallholder fishermen in Indonesia, analyzed using a conditional mixed process (CMP) approach to tackle the endogeneity issue that may arise in the estimation. The results highlight that adopting Internet-based climate information among smallholder fishermen was positively and significantly associated with education, distance to fishing ports, social activity, fishing location, adoption of multiple gears, and access to the Internet among family members and relatives. However, the age of fishermen shows otherwise. Furthermore, our empirical findings confirm that Internet-based climate information significantly increases opportunities for non-fishing employment among fishermen. Disaggregate estimation by fishing boat size category strengthens this finding by showing a positive and significant coefficient in all categories. Therefore, this finding implies a need to improve and develop Internet-based climate information platforms in fisheries. © 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Agriculture Socio-Economic Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia; Department of Business Administration, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia; Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia; Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, Research Organization for Governance, Economy, and Community Welfare, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
