_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: rizka19015@mail.unpad.ac.id; Asian J. Fish. Aqu. Res., vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 16-26, 2023 Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 16-26, 2023; Article no.AJFAR.103496 ISSN: 2582-3760 The Social Characteristics of Fisherman Communities in Cangkol Village, Cirebon, Indonesia Rizka Zahra Utami a* , Asep Agus Handaka Suryana a , Izza Mahdiana Apriliani a and Ine Maulina a a Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJFAR/2023/v24i2629 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/103496 Received: 03/07/2023 Accepted: 28/07/2023 Published: 04/08/2023 ABSTRACT The social mapping is intended to map social characteristics, as well as to analyze the driving and inhibiting factors of the fishing community in Cangkol Village, using a survey method with a questionnaire and analyzed descriptively. The research was conducted in April –June 2023. The fishing community of Kampung Cangkol is a community with the majority of middle-aged individuals graduating from elementary school, Muslim, with Cirebonese ethnicity who still preserve local traditions and wisdom. Fishermen's wives have a double role as being in charge of domestic affairs and helping fishermen earn a living. There is a patron-client relationship between fishermen and middlemen as the main access to capital in the fishing business. The upper layer in the fishing community of Cangkol Village is community leaders, the middle layer is skipper fishermen, and the lower layer is the Ship's Crew (ABK). The fishing community in Cangkol Village are fishermen with a traditional fishing unit. The driving factors in the fishing effort of the Cangkol Village fishing community are the preservation of cultural manifestations in the community, the fishermen's wives' Original Research Article