Contribution of the Fishery Sector to Regional Development in Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the contribution of the fisheries sector to the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) of Bandung Regency and the level of market demand in the fisheries sector in Bandung Regency. The research methods used are both quantitative and qualitative. Location Quotient analysis is used to determine the magnitude of impact of the fishery sector on regional development and shift share analysis to assess the contribution of the fisheries sector to the GRDP. The results of the Location Quotient analysis in Bandung Regency, reveal that in 2015-2019, the average value was 0.45 (< 1), indicating that the fisheries sector in Bandung Regency is a non-economic sector. The sector also records slow growth as indicated by the negative growth of the net shift value. This is indicated by the net shift value of the Bandung Regency fisheries sector experiencing negative growth. Regional development can be maximized by optimizing the fishery sector, especially in the cultivation of consumption fish and ornamental fish to meet the needs of fishery products in Bandung Regency, as well as so that the fisheries sector can become the basis of the sector in Bandung Regency.