Assessing technical efficiency for Bengkulu province catching fishery industries and determination of it’s technical efficiency

Abstract

This study estimated the level of technical efficency and investigated the determinant factors of technical efficiency in Bengkulu catching fishery. A stochastic analysis of production resulted in technical efficiency levels was applied and estimated by ML aproach. Two types of fishing gears, involving 90 fishing vessel with Gillnet and 70 fishing vessels with Hand Line fishing gears were included in the SPF model. The emprical results suggested that fishing vessels characteristics are the important and significant factor affecting technical efficiency.