Determinants of Export Readiness of Mangrove Crab Fishermen at Tahura Ngurah Rai After Ecosystem Disruption: A Blue Economy-Based Structural Analysis

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10.2991/978-94-6239-809-2_2How to use a DOI?

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Blue Economy; Export Readiness; Mangrove Crab; PLS-SEM; Sustainable Fisherie

Abstract

This study examines the determinants of export readiness among mangrove crab (Scylla spp.) fishers in the Tahura Ngurah Rai conservation area, Southern Bali, following an ecosystem disturbance caused by a fuel pipeline leak in the Benoa area in 2025–2026. Grounded in Blue Economy theory, the Resource-Based View (RBV), and Legal Effectiveness Theory, this explanatory quantitative study uses Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with the assistance of SmartPLS software. Data were collected from 100 respondents through purposive sampling of active fishers in the traditional fishing centers of Pesanggaran, Suwung, and Serangan. Three latent variables were tested: Blue Economy Principles (X), Sustainable Fisheries Development (M), and Export Readiness (Y). The results show that Blue Economy Principles have a significant positive effect on Sustainable Fisheries Development (β = 0.854, T = 45.163, p < 0.001), and Sustainable Fisheries Development has a significant effect on Export Readiness (β = 0.793, T = 10.276, p < 0.001). However, the direct effect of Blue Economy Principles on Export Readiness is not significant (β = 0.081, p = 0.322). Full mediation is confirmed, with Sustainable Fisheries Development as the primary pathway linking Blue Economy Principles to Export Readiness (indirect effect = 0.677, T = 9.770, p < 0.001). This structural model explains 74.5% of the variation in Export Readiness (R² = 0.745). These findings indicate that improving export readiness in micro-scale fisheries requires translating blue economy principles into concrete sustainable fisheries practices, supported by regulatory compliance, institutional integration, and technical capacity strengthening.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Luh Kemala Putri Widhiari
AU  - Eldian Rinaldi
AU  - Leni Anggraini Susanti
AU  - I Nyoman Hendra Laksmana
AU  - Ni Putu Ritra Trees Ari Kartika Hadi Saraswati
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/24
TI  - Determinants of Export Readiness of Mangrove Crab Fishermen at Tahura Ngurah Rai After Ecosystem Disruption: A Blue Economy-Based Structural Analysis
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Green Tourism Applied Science - Social Applied Science 2026 (ICoSTAS-SAS 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 4
EP  - 13
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-809-2_2
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-809-2_2
ID  - Widhiari2026
ER  -