Development of Fish Canning Industry on Household Scale With Hermetic Technology Application at Prigi, Trenggalek

Abstract

Prigi fishery port of Prigi, Trenggalek Regency is the second largest fishing port in the south of Java island after cilacap. The results of the catch fish from this region, has great potential for the welfare of the people around. For that transfer fish processing technology, the local fish processing community in order to optimally prosper the local community. The objective of this research is to develop the household-scale canning industry with hermetic application technology, on the target group of Prigi Fishing Association (APIG), which has traditionally been unhygienic fish pengempengan and do not have long period of consumption. The methodology of this research is carried out in the following way: (i) isolation, identification, (ii) collection, selection of catch fish from Banyu Biru harbor (Malang), Blitar, Trenggalek, Tulungagung and Pacitan). (ii), limited testing of canned fish processing. The results showed that economic empowerment of fish processing community through application of hermetic fish canning technology at APIG has provided economical value of their fish processing business because fish canning result has higher economic value added and longer consumption period.