摘要：The role of information in fishery development becomes very important now. The information represents source for understanding creation, opening of knowledge and assisting in efficient and effective decision-making. Growth of science and technology especially in submitting information by using media oblige fishermen for more selective chosen source of effective information so they will be able to facilitate effort system of fishery catch. The purpose of this research was to know the characteristic of fishermen in Parangtritis village, to know access information source and to study the characteristic relation of fishermen access to the information source. This research was executed at Parangtritis village, Sub district of Kretek, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta in March - May 2004 by using correlation descriptive method. Data collecting was conducted by using structured interview with questioner. Result of research indicates that the fishermen generally are in productive age, most of fishermen status is a laborer, formal education of fishermen generally is junior high school and senior high school, and they have followed non formal education. Their earnings are between Rp.500.000 - Rp. 1.000.000. The fishermen generally access the interpersonal media information source by way of humanity communication and group, newspaper and electronic media - radio and Television. Result of research indicates that only some components of characteristic relate to access of information source by interpersonal media, press and the electronic. Fishermen status have a negative real correlation with information access through radio, non formal education of fisheries has a very real correlation with information access through communications among fishermen and television media, has a real correlation with information access in groups and newspaper media. While fishermen earnings have a real negative correlation with information access by Sub district Worker of Fishery (PPK), very negative correlation with information access by “layar tancap” film and VCD media.
关键词：Characteristic of Fishermen, Information Source
