Contribution of Freshwater Aquaculture in Supporting the Economy of Pangandaran Regency

This research aims to determine the superior fish commodities and the contribution of freshwater aquaculture in the last five years in Pangandaran Regency. This research was in form of case study. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling or the selection of respondents deliberately (not randomly) as a sampling method. The result of the study were analyzed by Location Quotient (LQ) analysis techniques, value weighting analysis and Shift Share (SS) analysis based on income. The result showed that the superior fish commodity in Pangandaran were Barbonymus gonionotus, Osphronemus goramy and Giant freshwater prawn. The most freshwater culture fisheries contribution in Pangandaran over 5 years period analysis (2014-2018) was in 2014 reaching 0.92% to Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).