SOCIAL RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT OF FISHERMAN’S FLYING FISH COMMUNITIES IN THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC TIME IN TAKALAR DISTRICT

Abstract

This study aims to determine the role between "punggawa" and "sawi" in the patron-client relationship structure in the flying fish fishermen group and to build social resilience in fishing communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basic method in this research was  descriptive analytical method with a qualitative approach, while the strategy used was a case study. This research was conducted in Tamalate Village, Galesong Utara District, Takalar Regency, where the fishermen generally still use traditional patterns in catching flying fish. Informants are determined by snowballing. The preliminary findings of this study indicate that the form of the social structure of the punggawa-sawi in the flying fish groups has room for the entry of new components from outside into the patron-client relationship structure system. This new component does not yet give a pattern to the relationship structure of the relation. However, this new power was thought to be able to limit and direct the parties in the patron- client relationship. The relationship pattern of the patron- client relationship structure was the main pillar in helping social resilience in fishing communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.