 This video shows about how a village cooperative support the small-scale fishery welfare by providing them a one-stop solution of fishery logistics, storage, and even loans. Blanakan District is a coastal area in Subang, West Java, Indonesia. Here, fishing is the most important livelihood option for the local community. It has been contributing to the economy for many years. Blanakan is where the village unit cooperative Mina Fajarsidik developed their business units. Established in 1958, Mina Fajarsidik has been operating to serve small-scale fishery communities. It benefits the communities through various business units, which are affordable for small-scale fisheries. Among the business unit's area, saving and loans, fisheries supply and logistics, ice factory, as well as fishing port and auction sign. The cooperative supports the fishers by providing many of their operation needs. Namely, the cooperative supports the fishers' needs for fuel for sailing. And to store the fish, the cooperative provides ice blocks from their ice-block machine facility. We have to be able to fulfill the fishers' needs, even during bad weather that reduces the fishers' income due to their low catch. But they still have to feed the family. The cooperative has to be there for them. We provide them rice during this kind of low season. We provide them with the needs of their homes. When the conditions are like that, the cooperative must be present in the middle of the sea with the help of the fishers. Fish Auction Site is the most essential business unit, as it helps in high-economic activity and turnover, and ensures the community has affordable fisheries resources. In 2022, the Fish Auction Site has produced 3,533 tons of fish, with a significant amount, especially for a small-scale fishing landing site total of $2 million or around 31 billion rupiah. In order to operate well and be able to give back to the fishers' community, the fishing auction business model collects contributions from members, buyers, and business unit. The auction business model allows the cooperative to charge fees 11% of total sales from fishers and 8% from buyers. From these fees, a portion will be returned to fishers and buyers to improve their welfare. This contribution is agreed by all sectors. This is how the cooperative works. Both members and fishers fill the mutual benefit. Why many fishers come to us is because the auction provides all their needs. We provide their needs of fuel, ice blocks, and others, including emergencies. We are there for them. Each cooperative has its own rule. Before, we didn't spare any money from our selling. The cooperatives take a 10% to 11% commission from the members, which will be sprayed to low season 8, emergency and saving funds. Every year, the cooperatives disperse those funds as needed. Each cooperative has its own rule. Every year, the cooperatives disperse those funds as needed. The auction operates daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. It starts as soon as the fish, the auctioneer, the buyers and sellers are ready. The auction is organized by the dedicated team of the cooperatives. Two staff are responsible for their note-taker and transaction. The auction is performed fairly with a price that is set by the auctioneer based on yesterday's market price. This method helps to protect the buyer and seller from middlemen. If their catches were not sold, the sales of the buyer is the fish feed miller. So, all of their catches, fresh and spoiled, are sold. We feel that we are getting the total benefit. The auction price is higher, which is driven by many traders while the middlemen usually set lower prices. Mina Fajarsidik makes sure that the auction place remains clean and hygienic. Using available water, up to six employees are scheduled for regular cleaning. Succeeding to maintain the cleanliness and production helps earning support from the government. The government provides facilities like pickup trucks as well as fishing equipment. Other than the government funds support, Fajarsidik also implements cross-up cities to support smallholder fishers' welfare. The success of collaborative management relies on the consistency of members' participation because they are the one who own and operate the cooperative. There is one challenge of a fish auction. The transaction of collective catch reduces the smallholder fishers' earnings because the larger fishers will bring more catches to the smallholder. The higher the fish supply, the lower is the fish price. For instance, with the low supply, the price may reach 50,000 rupiahs, while oversupply may lower the price to 40,000 rupiahs. So, the smallholder fisher would actually lose 10,000 rupiahs. Therefore, the cooperatives must be able to manage this loss by providing facilities to all members, including the smallholders. Minna Fajarsidik realizes the loophole of the auction so they solve it by what they call subsidizing the smallholder. Minna Fajarsidik Village Cooperative Unit has been a platform to small-scale fisheries for six decades. It will continue to assist the welfare and deliver substantial benefits for more than 3,000 fishers in this West Java coastal area. So, what have we learned? 1. The cooperative goal is to benefit members through affordable offerings and profit sharing. 2. Cooperatives provide financial support to their members, including saving and loans with favorable terms to members. 3. The auction helps fishers to sell their catches immediately and avoid post-harvest losses with immediate payment. 4. The success of the cooperative relies on members' participation.