Adoption of cyanide fishing practice in Indonesia

Cyanide fishing has become a popular environmental issue in the Southeast Asia. Within a short period of time, this innovative practice has diffused throughout the fishing villages in Indonesia where the live reef fish industry occurs. Although this fishing technique poses many risks, and is illegal, the fishermen tend to ignore them. This paper describes the adoption process of cyanide fishing practice. The result indicates that the introduction of cyanide fishing favor the innovation adoption.