Socio-economic studies are closely related to society, their needs, and how to fulfill them. One way society can meet its needs is by processing natural resources, such as agricultural and fishery activities. Agricultural and fishery activities that do not pay attention to conservation principles can cause land degradation, such as erosion, landslides, and extinction of natural resources. Socio-economic studies influence people's behavior in managing natural resources to meet basic needs. North Maluku Province has an area of 145,801.10 km² and is surrounded by estuary waters. The purpose of this study was to determine the socioeconomic conditions of coastal communities domiciled in the Ternate Nusantara Fisheries Port (NFP) Area, North Maluku Province. This research was conducted from January 2024 - to March 2024 at the Ternate Nusantara Fisheries Port (NFP) Ternate, North Maluku Province. The research methods used were observation, interviews, and questionnaires processed using a Likert scale. The results of this study indicate that the income of fishermen is highly dependent on weather conditions during fishing, while their expenses are related to the cost of fishing equipment and the fishermen's lifestyle. The higher the income earned, the greater the expenses.  The community who do not work as fishermen, the processing industry plays a very important role as the main job that can increase income around the Ternate Nusantara Fisheries Port (NFP).

This study was conducted to determine the socio-economic conditions of the foreign fish processing community in Ambesia Village, Tomini District, Parigi Motong Regency. This study was conducted in January 2024 - March 2024. A salted fish processor works in salted fish processing and knows the concept of salted fish processing principles. Salted fish processing activities include designing and implementing fisheries and offering salted fish prices. This study aims to determine the socio-economic conditions of salted fish processors in Ambesia Village, as well as to determine the prospects and obstacles in developing the salted fish business. Data collection was carried out using observation and interview methods, as well as questionnaires. Determination of respondents was carried out by census, namely taking the entire population consisting of 30 people from the salted fish processing community in Ambesia Village, Tomini District, Parigi Moutong Regency. In general, the economic conditions in Ambesia Village are supported by several types of alternative livelihoods for the community, such as fishermen, carpenters, laborers, civil servants, domestic helpers, mechanics, small entrepreneurs, traveling traders, and others. Constraints in the salted fish processing business are influenced by the availability of raw materials, low quality, and low level of education of salted fish processors. The profit of salted fish processors is Rp 3,754,346/month from the types of salted anchovies, lolosi, and dolo-dolo.