International Journal of Social Science And Human Research ISSN(print): 2644-0679, ISSN(online): 2644-0695 Volume 05 Issue 12 December 2022 DOI: 10.47191/ijsshr/v5-i12-35, Impact factor- 5.871 Page No: 5491-5496 IJSSHR, Volume 05 Issue 12 December 2022 www.ijsshr.in Page 5491 Community Empowerment Through Environmentally Friendly from Fishing Daimul Abror 1 , Rasyadan Taufiq Probojati 2 , Susi Ratnawati 3 ¹Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Kadiri University ²Faculty of Agriculture, Kadiri University ³Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Bhayangkara University Surabaya ABSTRACT: Smoked fish is one of the processed fish products that are commonly found in Penatarsewu Village, Tanggulangin District, Sidoarjo Regency. Smoked fish is a fish product that has gone through a smoking process. Fish smoking is a food processing technology that has been known for a long time. Smoking is done by penetrating volatile compounds from burning wood in fish [3] which can produce products with specific flavors and aromas [4]. So far, the production of smoked fish carried out in Penatsewu Village is still using traditional methods which are considered less hygienic and the results obtained are not uniform [5]. Thus the quality of smoked fish produced is inconsistent and there is no guarantee of the safety of smoked fish products for consumers [6]. Therefore, an environmentally friendly fumigation device was developed. This fish smoking device called environmentally friendly is a modern smoker which is expected to be a solution to problems in the production of smoked fish which has not been optimal so far. In the process, smoking using an environmentally friendly smoker is more hygienic than traditional smoking [7]. Smoking with an environmentally friendly smoker has a longer shelf life than traditional smoking. The use of different types of smoking fuel can affect the quality of smoked fish produced [8]. There are several commodities that produce waste that can be used as fuel for smoke, including siwalan coir, corn cobs and coconut shells. KEYWORDS: Empowerment, community, smoked fish, environment INTRODUCTION Empowerment is an effort to generate community strengths and potentials that rely on local communities through a participatory approach and learning together. In terms of strategy, approach and process, empowerment is a movement and approach based on local communities and based on local capacity, which incidentally can be incorporated into the framework of reform towards community independence. The rationale for community empowerment is to advance the ability of rural communities to independently manage their community affairs. In terms of empowering village communities, the Village Law places an agreement with all villagers as a guide for the Village Government in managing its authority to administer and regulate the Village. Empowerment is the process of facilitating community members together on a common interest or business which can collectively identify targets, pool resources, mobilize an action campaign and therefore help regroup forces within the community. (Andjar Sari, 2021) Empowerment is a process. However, the process can be seen from the indicators that accompany the empowerment process towards success. To find out the achievement of empowerment goals operationally, it is necessary to know various indicators of empowerment that can indicate a person or community is empowered or not. In this way we can see that when a social empowerment program is given, all efforts can be concentrated on what aspects of the change target (eg poor families) need to be optimized. The success of community empowerment can be seen from their empowerment which involves economic capacity, ability to access welfare, and cultural and political capabilities. These three aspects are associated with four dimensions of power, namely: 'power within' (power within), 'power to' (power to), 'power over' (power over) and 'power with'. So, village community empowerment can be understood from several perspectives. First, empowerment is interpreted in the context of placing the standing position of the community. The position of the community is not the object of the beneficiaries (beneficiaries) who depend on gifts from outside parties such as the government, but in the position as subjects (acting agents or participants) who act independently. Acting independently does not mean being free from state responsibility. The provision of public services (health, education, housing, transportation and so on) to the community is certainly a given task (obligation) of the state. An independent society as a participant means the opening of space and capacity to develop creative potential, control the environment and its own resources, solve problems independently, and participate in determining the political process in the realm of the state. Communities participate in the development process and governance