ADAPTIVE CO-MANAGEMENT IN REVITALIZING THE FUNCTION OF FISHERMEN'S COOPERATIVES WITHIN THE KALAMO SAMBER-BINYERI PROGRAM, BIAK NUMFOR REGENCY

Abstract

The Samber-Binyeri Modern Fishing Village (KALAMO) program has established infrastructure, fish purchasing activities, and market access; however, the continuity of its operations has not automatically strengthened the Samber Binyeri Maju Producer Cooperative (KSBM) as a member-owned organization. Studies on Adaptive Co-Management (ACM) have been limited in explaining conditions where adaptive processes function at the network level but remain uninstitutionalized within the cooperative. This research analyzes how knowledge generation, bridging organizations, and social learning support or constrain the revitalization of KSBM’s institutional and business functions. A qualitative single-case study approach was employed, with KALAMO serving as the policy locus and KSBM as the unit of analysis. Data were collected between March and August 2026 through in-depth interviews with eight participants, observations, and document reviews. Analysis involved deductive-inductive thematic coding, pattern matching, and explanation building. The results indicate that while business knowledge has increased, data remain concentrated among specific individuals and partners. KSBM occupies a formal bridging position, whereas operational coordination is primarily driven by external actors. Learning has altered sales practices but has not yet evolved into a structured collective cycle. A cross-thematic synthesis identifies a mechanism of "external substitution of adaptive functions," wherein external actors sustain network operations by fulfilling internal cooperative functions that have not yet been institutionalized. This study distinguishes between the operational sustainability of the network and the institutionalization of adaptive functions within the member-owned organization. Revitalization requires shared data governance, periodic member learning, local facilitation, benefit transparency, and the gradual transfer of functions.