Traceability and Supply Chain Dynamics of Fish Commodities in the Tolo Bay and Banggai Region, Indonesia
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study examined the production capacity, household and industrial consumption, and supply chain traceability of fish commodities in the Tolo Bay region, encompassing Banggai, Banggai Laut, and Banggai Kepulauan Regencies of Central Sulawesi Province, part of the Republic of Indonesia's National Fisheries Management Area 714 (WPPNRI 714). The study was motivated by recurring food-price pressure in Luwuk City despite the surrounding regencies being major fish-production centers, which pointed to persistent gaps in the fish traceability and logistics system mandated under Indonesia's National Fish Traceability and Logistics System (STELINA). Field data were collected between October and November 2023 from 50 respondents-comprising fishers, traders, processors, and households-together with a focus group discussion involving 25 stakeholders from government, academia, and industry. Two analytical approaches were applied: descriptive quantitative and qualitative analysis to estimate catch capacity and consumption needs, and a supply-chain assessment framework adapted from the Asian Productivity Organization and modified by Van der Vorst, covering supply-chain target, structure, resources, management, and business process. The results showed that catch capacity substantially exceeded household and industrial consumption demand, producing an exploitable surplus that reached local, national, and export markets. The supply chain had relatively clear market targets according to fish quality grade, yet its management and institutional network remained weak because of the absence of formal contractual agreements among marketing actors and the continued dependence of fishers on informal capital providers Given the purposive sample and geographically restricted scope, these findings should be interpreted as context-specific and should not be generalized to other fisheries regions without further investigation. Nevertheless, they suggest that strengthening STELINA governance, cold-chain infrastructure, and partnership-based marketing arrangements may warrant consideration in the small pelagic fisheries of the Tolo Bay region.
Institution: Tadulako University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7219977241
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